The Providence Gazette

It was first published October 20, 1762, by William Goddard and his partner John Carter in the basement of his Providence home, on a sheet of crown size, folio; an image of the king's arms decorated the title.

[3] It wasn't until August 9, 1766, when the Stamp Act had been repealed, did The Gazette begin a permanent existence.

[4] The Gazette proved to be one of the definitive newspapers which gave a special significance of the eighteenth-century American press.

[1][6] The paper was published weekly and passionately defended the rights of the colonies before the revolution and ably supported the cause of the country during the war.

After the war when American independence was established The Providence Gazette continued to promote federal Republican principles.