The Columbian Centinel

Archive

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

The Columbian Centinel

Entry/Object ID

2016.046.046

Scope and Content

The Columbian Centinel (1790-1840) was a Boston, Massachusetts, newspaper established by Benjamin Russell. It continued its predecessor, the Massachusetts Centinel and the Republican Journal, which Russell and partner William Warden had first issued on March 24, 1784. In the Federalist Era, the Centinel was aligned with Federalist sentiment. Until ca. 1800, its circulation was the largest in Boston, and its closest competitor was the anti-Federalist Independent Chronicle. In 1828, Russell sold the Centinel to Joseph T. Adams and Thomas Hudson, who continued publishing it. In 1840, the Centinel merged with a number of other Boston papers-the Independent Chronicle & Boston Patriot, the Boston Commercial Gazette, and the New-England Palladium-to form the Boston Semi-weekly Advertiser, which eventually became the Boston Herald.

Collection

Newspaper Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Items Details

Title

The Columbian Centinel

Description

The Columbian Centinel (1790-1840) was a Boston, Massachusetts, newspaper established by Benjamin Russell. It continued its predecessor, the Massachusetts Centinel and the Republican Journal, which Russell and partner William Warden had first issued on March 24, 1784. In the Federalist Era, the Centinel was aligned with Federalist sentiment. Until ca. 1800, its circulation was the largest in Boston, and its closest competitor was the anti-Federalist Independent Chronicle. In 1828, Russell sold the Centinel to Joseph T. Adams and Thomas Hudson, who continued publishing it. In 1840, the Centinel merged with a number of other Boston papers-the Independent Chronicle & Boston Patriot, the Boston Commercial Gazette, and the New-England Palladium-to form the Boston Semi-weekly Advertiser, which eventually became the Boston Herald. Holdings include one (1) issue - June 16, 1821

Container

Location JHS Archives, Room 204 Container Map Cabinet 8 Folder Drawer 2

Notes

Date: June 16, 1821 Public Access