The Public Ledger, an agricultural commodities journal first published in 1760 and still published today.
Reverend William Jackson, a noted Irish preacher, journalist, playwright, radical and spy, was editor in 1766, while Irish political informant Leonard McNally held the position in the 1780s.
•
Oliver Goldsmith was known to have written for The Public Ledger, including most famously the Chinese Letters where he poses as a traveller from China to comment on Western behaviour and values.
•
It was established by John Newbery, who was better known for his pioneering children's literature.
•
Founder John Newbery, son of a farmer in Berkshire, took an apprenticeship with William Carnan in Reading, inheriting the business after his mentor's death.
•
Hugh Kelly, an Irish dramatist and poet, also held the post before his death in 1777, while Alexander Chalmers did so some time after 1777.
Committee of Public Safety | New York Public Library | Public school (government funded) | public school | public | Public Enemy | public relations | GNU General Public License | public domain | Public-access television | Public Radio International | Harvard School of Public Health | Public Enemy (band) | Chicago Public Schools | United States Public Health Service | Boston Public | Public relations | public health | Public Works Administration | Public speaking | Public Image Ltd | Minnesota Public Radio | Boston Public Library | American Public Media | public-private partnership | public housing | Heath Ledger | Department of Public Works | Corporation for Public Broadcasting | Public service announcement |