The Connecticut Journal Explained

The Connecticut Journal was a newspaper published in New Haven, Connecticut from 1775 to 1835 by Thomas and Samuel Green^[1] as well as others.^[2] The paper had various names during its existence including the Connecticut Journal and Advertiser.^[3] The publishers also printed pamphlets including sermons and the "criminal confession" written by David Daggett about Joseph Mountain, an African American man executed in New Haven before a crowd of thousands of spectators. It was sold amongst the crowd and was a popular and influential treatise.

Thomas Green published several of Connecticut's earliest newspapers.^[4]

In 1987 the paper was absorbed by the New Haven Register.^[5]

See also

• List of newspapers in Connecticut

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Connecticut journal. [volume]]. National Endowment for the Humanities. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
2. Web site: The Connecticut Journal (New-Haven [Conn.]) 1775-183?]. Library of Congress.
3. Web site: Connecticut Journal and Advertiser (New Haven, Conn.) 1809-1809. Library of Congress.
4. Web site: New Haven, Connecticut, USA - 1767 - Thomas And Samuel Green Launch Newspaper Which After Many Changes Becomes New Haven Journal-Courier | GREENERPASTURE. greenerpasture.com.
5. Web site: History of Connecticut Newspapers. CT State Library.