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[Identification of item], in the Minute Books of St. James's chronicle (London, England) #11004-z, Rare Book Literary and Historical Papers, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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• Baldwin, Henry, 1734-1813.
• Becket, Thomas.
• Berkenhout, John, 1730?-1791.
• Colman, George, 1732-1794.
• Davis, Lockyer, 1719-1791.
• Davis, Robert.
• Davis, Thomas.
• English newspapers--History--18th century.
• English newspapers--History--19th century.
• Griffiths, Ralph, 1720-1803.
• Henderson, Christopher.
• Jackson, William.
• Lounds, Thomas.
• Newspaper publishing--England--History--18th century.
• Newspaper publishing--England--History--19th century.
• St. James's chronicle (Newspaper : London, England)
• Thornton, Bonnell, 1724-1768.

"St. James's Chronicle," a London newspaper, began tri-weekly publication in 1761, and was published well into the nineteenth century.

Three volumes of records which supply information about the running of the newspaper over a period of fifty-four years. Volume 1 contains a copy of the Articles of Agreement, 1761, signed by the proprietors and printers, including Bonnell Thornton, Ralph Griffiths, Thomas Becket, Thomas Davis, Robert Davis, Lockyer Davis, Christopher Henderson, Thomas Lounds, William Jackson, Henry Baldwin, George Colman, and John Berkenhout, and setting forth the plan of organization (21 p.). Volume 1 also contains the minutes of general meetings of the proprietors and committee meeting minutes, 1761-1775. The minutes show date and place of each meeting, names of persons present, business transacted, financial reports, and shareholders added to and subtracted from the group at various times. Volumes 2 and 3 contain minutes and other records of the newspaper's proprietors, 1775-1815.