The ''Independent Chronicle'' (1776–1840) was a newspaper in

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. It originated in 1768 as ''The Essex Gazette'', founded by Samuel Hall (v.1–7) in

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, and ''The New-England Chronicle'' (v.7–9) in

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, before settling in 1776 in Boston as ''The Independent Chronicle''. Publishers also included Edward E. Powars, Nathaniel Willis, and Adams & Rhoades; Capt. Thomas Adams (ca.1757–1799) was the editor prior to his death in 1799. For some time it operated from offices on Court Street formerly occupied by James Franklin. As of the 1820s, "the ''Chronicle'' asthe oldest newspaper ... published in Boston; and has long been considered one of the principal republican papers in the state; and its influence has, at all times, been in exact proportion to the popularity of the cause which it has so warmly espoused." After 1840 the paper continued as the ''Boston Semi-weekly Advertiser'' published by

Nathan Hale Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 – September 22, 1776) was an American Patriot, soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured b ...

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;Volumes 1–9 * ''The Essex Gazette'' (Salem): Vol. 1, no. 1 (Aug. 2, 1768)-v. 7, no. 353 (Apr. 25 – May 2, 1775) * ''The New-England Chronicle, or, the Essex Gazette'' (Cambridge): Vol. 7, no. 354 (May 2–12, 1775)-v. 8, no. 400 (Mar. 28-Apr. 4, 1776) * ''The New-England Chronicle'' (Boston): Vol. 8, no. 401 (Apr. 25, 1776)-v. 9, no. 411 .e. 421(Sept. 12, 1776) ;Volumes 9–77 * ''The Independent Chronicle'': Vol. 9, no. 422 (Sept. 19, 1776)-v. 9, no. 428 (Oct. 31, 1776) * ''The Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser'': Vol. 9, no. 429 (Nov. 7, 1776)-v. 33, no. 2162 (Dec. 14–17, 1801) * ''The Independent Chronicle'': Vol. 33, no. 2163 (Dec. 21, 1801)-v. 49, no. 3768 (May 29, 1817) * ''Independent Chronicle & Boston Patriot'': Vol. 49, no. 3769 (June 4, 1817)-v. 77, no. 6166 (May 23, 1840)

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Image:1782 JosephFord Boston IndependentChronicle UniversalAdvertiser Feb21.png, Ad for " millinary, consisting of caps, hatts, chapeaux, ruffles and cloaks of the newest fashion-- just imported from Paris," Feb. 1782 Image:1804 BostonMuseum IndependentChronicle Dec31.png, Advertisement for Phillip Woods' Market Museum, 1804 Image:1824 LaFayette portraits IndependentChronicle BostonPatriot Aug21.png, "Badges. Portraits of La Fayette on satin ribbon, by

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, may be obtained at Doggett's 16 Market-street. Portraits on ribbons by

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, and

Annin & Smith Annin & Smith (c. 1818-1837) was an engraving firm in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century, established by William B. Annin and George Girdler Smith. The firm kept offices on Court Street and Cornhill.Boston Directory. 1832 References F ...

, are also for sale at the book stores in the city," August 1824 Image:1825 sponge boots IndependentChronicle BostonPatriot June11.png, Advertisement for sponge boots for horses' feet, James Boyd, Merchants Row, Boston, 1825

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