He subsequently worked for a number of different printers and had his own printing business until 1751, when he left for Halifax, Nova Scotia.
[2] A partner of Bushell's, Bartholomew Green, following a century-long family tradition in the trade, had left Boston for Halifax in October 1751 and brought all the necessary equipment to set up a printing shop.
[3] The Halifax Gazette was published as a subscription newspaper and was a single broadside sheet, printed on both sides.
[5] The paper's content ranged from elegies, to excerpts from notable publications of the day, notices of upcoming dramatic productions around Halifax, and advertisements from booksellers about newly arrived books.
[6] Bushell's paper also advertised the availability of his press for miscellaneous printing jobs.