Henry P. Russell
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-04090
- Given Name
- Henry P.
- Family Name
- Russell
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Writing and Publishing
- Biographical Description
- Henry P. Russell was printer in Morristown at the turn of the 19th century. In 1801, he took over the Morristown newspaper called The Genius of Liberty from the previous proprietor, Jacob Mann. In 1811, Russell closed the Genius of Liberty and started a newspaper called The Morris-Town Herald. He renamed his paper The Memorandum in 1815, but then reverted to the name The Morris-Town Herald in 1816. He closed the Morris-Town Herald in September 1817.
- Keywords
- white person
- printer
- Places
- Morristown
- References
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Clarence S. Brigham, “Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690–1820; Part VI: New Jersey,” Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, New Series, 26, no. 2 (October 18, 1916), 426–428.
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Resource class
- Agent