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C. A. Calamy, "ci-devant imprimeur au cap"¹², who made
French translation of advertisements, news articles and
essays which were issued from the Edwards press.

The Maryland Journal had became larger — five

columns instead of the four of the semi-weekly edition

— and the size of the sheet had also increased. But
the purchase of the old paper and the consolidation
with his daily sheet must have boen a considerable
financial undertaking for the young editor. Perhaps

the name "Maryland Journal" had fallen into popular
disfavor, or at least indifference, and there was
little that could have been done to revive it. There
are indications that Edwards worked hard to make it a
success, but its fortunes gradually declined.

On June 13, 1795, Edwards announced that John W.
Allen would become his partner and assistant in the
publication of the Journal; Alien's business would be
mostly concerned with the office, giving Edwards "many
opportunities of going abroad in quest of intelligence,
and ship-news."²⁹

There seems to be no way of identifying positively
this John W. Allen as the publisher of the American
Recorder of Charlestown, Massachusetts, from December 9,
1788 through Hay 25, 1787,³⁰ and the Massachusetts

28 Edwards's Baltimore daily advertiser. November l4, 1793.

29 Maryland journal. June 15. 1795.

30 Brigham, C. S. Blbliography of American newspapers,

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