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to seen later, Edwarda was a gentleman with a hasty,
if not violent temper; he must have been a hard employ-
er to work for; and to this may be attributed at least
part of the Maryland Journal¹a labor trouble.

The partnership of Edwards and Allen was dissolv-
ed "by mutual consent" on June 18, 1796.³⁹ On August
3 of the same year,

a co-partnership has this day commenced between
P, Edwards and W. C. Smyth, tinder the firm of
Edwards & Smyth: They flatter themselves to be
able to retain that share of public favour which
the Maryland Journal has hitherto so amply exper-
ienced - and hope for the preference of their
friends, only whilst they continue to deserve it.⁴⁰

William C. Smyth was from Wilmington, Delaware,
where he, in partnership with Samuel and John Adams,
had founded the semi-weekly Delaware and Eastern Shore
Advertiser, in 1794.⁴¹ As far as is known, no publica-
tions, other than the newspaper, were issued under the
Imprint of Edwards and Smyth. On August 13, the part-
ners proposed publishing Jefferson's Notes on Virginia

an interesting work, now proposed to be published
by subscription, by P. Edwards and W. C. Smyth...
As soon as one thousand subscribers are obtained,
the work will commence ... It is now hoped that
this (the third) American edition will meet with
the same liberal support ⁴²

But the first thousand subscribers apparently never

39 Maryland Journal. May 4, 1796.

40 Ibid. Augtmt 3, 1796

41 Brigham, C. S. Bibliography of American newspapers,
1690-1820. Part I: Alabama to Indiana p. 334

42 Maryland journal. August 13, 1706.