Eighteenth Century Newspapers
This list of eighteenth century North Carolina newspapers was prepared by the Division of Archives and Records, with the exception of the Minerva [Fayetteville and Raleigh] 1796-1821, Herald of Freedom [Edenton] 1799, State Gazette of North-Carolina [New Bern and Edenton] 1787-1799, North-Carolina Journal [Halifax] 1792-1810, and Raleigh Register [Raleigh] 1799-1886, all of which are available separately.
| City | Title | Dates | Call Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edenton | Edenton Gazette | Nov 19, Dec 11, 1800; Apr 9, 1801 | 18Cen-1 |
| Edenton | Edenton Intelligencer | Apr 9, Jun 4, 1788. | 18Cen-1 |
| Edenton | Encyclopedian Instructor | May 21, 1800. | 18Cen-1 |
| Edenton | North-Carolina Gazette | Dec 19, 1787. | 18Cen-1 |
| Edenton | Post-Angel | Sep 10, Nov 12, 1800 | 18Cen-1 |
| Fayetteville | Fayetteville Gazette | Apr 30-Aug 6, 1793. Aug 24, Sep 14, 21, Oct 12,1789. | 18Cen-1 |
| Fayetteville | Fayetteville Gazette | [Aug 7, 1792-Nov 19, 1793] | 18Cen-1 |
| Fayetteville | North-Carolina Centinel | Jul 25, Aug 8, 15, 29, 1795. | 18Cen-1 |
| Fayetteville | North-Carolina Chronicle | [Feb 1, 1790-Mar 7, 1791] | 18Cen-1 |
| Hillsboro | North Carolina Gazette | Oct 6, 1785; Feb 16, 1786 | 18Cen-1 |
| New Bern | North-Carolina Gazette | Nov 15, 1751; Mar 6, 13, 1752; Jul 7, undated copy, 1753; Apr 15, 1757; Oct 18, 1759 | 18Cen-2 |
| New Bern | North-Carolina Gazette | [Jun 24, 1768-Nov 30, 1778] | 18Cen-2 |
| New Bern | North-Carolina Gazette | Jul 29, Sep 2, Dec 9, 1784. | 18Cen-3 |
| New Bern | North-Carolina Gazette | [Nov 3, 1785-Feb 24, 1798] | 18Cen-3 |
| New Bern | Newbern Gazette | [Aug 25 1798 - Apr 25, 1801], Jun 10, 1803, Mar 9, 1804] | 18Cen-4 |
| New Bern | North Carolina Magazine | Jun 29, 1764-Jan. 18, 1765 | 18Cen-4 |
| Salisbury | North-Carolina Mercury | Jun 27, Dec 5-Dec 16, 1799, [Jan 2, 1800-Aug 13, 1801]. | 18Cen-4 |
| Wilmington | Cape-Fear Mercury | [Nov 24, 1769-Sep 1, 1775] | 18Cen-5 |
| Wilmington | Hall's Wilmington Gazette | [Feb 9, 1797-Nov 29, 1798] | 18Cen-5 |
| Wilmington | North-Carolina Gazette | Nov 20, 27, 1765; Feb 12, 26, 1766. | 18Cen-5 |
| Wilmington | Wilmington Centinel | Jun 11, 1788-Mar 5, 1789 | 18Cen-5 |
| Wilmington | Wilmington Chronicle | [Jul 3, 1795-Aug 4, 1796] | 18Cen-5 |
| Wilmington | Wilmington Gazette | [March 7, 1799-Dec 4, 1800] | 18Cen-5 |
| Wilmington | Wilmington Gazette | [Jan 1, 1801-Dec 30, 1806] | 18Cen-6 |
| Wilmington | Wilmington Gazette | [Jan 6, 1807-Aug 24, 1816] | 18Cen-7 |
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