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who have not yet subscribed, are respectfully in-
formed that the paper trust be discontinued after
this morning, unless subscribed for.³⁶

The circulation cf the Federal Gazette soon reached
such proportions that an additional carrier was wanted,

a sober, careful, diligent man, who can bring
good recommendations, and give securities, if
required, for the faithful performance cf his
trust.³⁷

That delivery had become too heavy for the Gazette's
one carrier is hardly surprising in view of the fact
that in 1795 nearly one thousand copies, most of
which may be presumed to have been distributed in
Baltimore, wore struck off daily; and between January
and June, 1796, between three and four hundred names
were added to the subscription list.³⁸ In raising
their subscription price to seven dollars a year in
1797, the proprietors justified their step by stating
that every material in the line of printing had ad-
vanced in price, and not a single daily paper of the
same size was published for less, but in Philadelphia
and New York a higher price was charged.³⁹

The rise in price seemed to have little effect
on the circulation of the Federal Gazette; the printers'
daily output at the beginning of the year was "nearly

36 Federal gazette, January 6, 1796_f

37 Ibid. March 18, 1796.

38 Ibid. June 30, 1796.

39 Ibid. December 51, 1796.