[4] The Cecil Whig promoted itself as “Devoted to Politics, Agriculture, The Useful Arts, Literature and General Intelligence.”[5] It was originally published weekly, from Ricketts' log cabin near the intersection of Main and Bow streets in Elkton.

"[10] Two months later, in the November 4, 1843 issue, he announces the end of his trial: "The agony is over--the ordeal is passed--we are once more in our office in the enjoyment of liberty, and ready again to serve our subscribers to the best of our ability.

"[11] Though he was acquitted of the murder, and though Forwood supposedly forgave Ricketts on his deathbed, the scandal and its subsequent blow to his reputation would last until his death in 1860.

[13] For several years, Ewing wrote editorials lambasting the efforts of local fire companies to save his building, complaining, "Had a ladder of sufficient length been procurable, [we] all agree that the fire could have been easily extinguished; but our Town Commissioners have provided neither ladder, hooks nor axes for such emergencies.

[9] Ewing remained editor of the Cecil Whig until 1876, when he sold it to local Republican politician Henry R. Torbert in and moved to Topeka, Kansas.

In September 1960, the Cecil Whig moved into its current location in Elkton at 601 N. Bridge St. in one of the country's first photo-offset printing plants.

In April 2014, Quantum Controls, Inc., an electrical contracting company, negotiated the purchase of the Whig's former printing plant in Elkton for $575,000, according to Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation records.