1802 The Connecticut Courant Newspaper

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Printed at Hartford, by Hudson & Goodwin - Monday, March 8, 1802. Advertisements, political news, obituary, etc.  This is a genuine piece.
Newspapers have been called the first rough draft of history. The newspaper that has been filling that role for the United States longer than any other is The Hartford Courant, which celebrates its 250th birthday this month. The first issue of The Connecticut Courant, dated October 29, 1764, came off printer Thomas Green’s hand-press in a room above a barber shop on Main Street in Hartford. It started out as a four-page weekly. The format and frequency changed to accommodate developments in technology and society.  Publication was increased to six days a week in 1837, with a Sunday edition added in 1916. In 1994 the Courant expanded onto the World Wide Web.
I love the short story in this newspaper about a celebration dinner honoring the birth of George Washington who passed away just three years earlier (see photo).
There are four printed pages and the size is about 12" x 19".  Condition: soiling, staining, fold lines and edge wear.  Please see photos for additional condition review.