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ment accorded to him by his fellow-citizens,
the editor of the Telegraphe renders his ac*
knowledgements to his patrons for their
numerous favors, and assures them, that to
convey the earliest intelligence to the pub-
lic, of whatever nature it may be, will be
his unvarying endeavor. The advertising part
of his friends are informed that he has pro-
cured from the foundry of Messrs. Pinny and
Ronalds on, of Philadelphia, two complete founts
of types, one of which is particularly suitable
for advertisements, which will enable the
editor to lay his paper before the public in a
few days in a new garb.⁶⁸

The new type was used for the first time in the issue
of July 22, 1799, when Dobbin stated that he had also
contracted for a constant supply of the best quality
super-royal printing paper, "so that altogether for
perspicuity and neatness, the Telegraphe will vie with
any newspapers now published."⁶⁹

Dobbin seldom mentioned circulation or advertis-
ing statistics; but Editor Matthew Brown of the Federal
Gazette made the definite statement that in 1802 the
Telegraphe struck off thirty-six quires a day⁷⁰ (men-
tioned in contrast to the Federal Gazette's fifty-
four quires). During the yellow fever epidemic of
1800, the Telegraphe was forced to suspend publication
for one day on account of the removal of the office
to a location one mile from Baltimore on the Turnpike
Road leading to Major Beam's tavern,⁷¹ but with the

68 Telegraphe. July 2, 1799,

69 Ibid. July 22, 1799.

70 Federal gazette. October 18, 1802.

71 Telegraphe. September 17, 1800.