Jacksonville Courier
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The Jacksonville Courier was a newspaper in Jacksonville, Florida (East Florida) from 1835 to 1839 and is the first known paper established in Jacksonville. It was edited by Elijah Williams.[1][2]
It was established by Williams and Lorenzo Currier.[3] They were from Massachusetts. It was succeeded by the East Florida Advocate.[4]
It was a weekly paper. It reported on the first known school established in Jacksonville. David Brown also served as editor of the paper and was rector at St. Johns Church.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D4561%26context%3Dfac_publications
- ^ Williams, Stephen West (1847). The Genealogy and History of the Family of Williams in America. Merriam & Mirick.
- ^ https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D2158%26context%3Dfhq
- ^ Knauss, James Owen (April 16, 1926). "Territorial Florida Journalism". Florida State Historical Society – via Google Books.
- ^ Davis, T. Frederick (April 16, 1964). History of Jacksonville, Florida and Vicinity, 1513 to 1924. Jazzybee Verlag. ISBN 9783849660406 – via Google Books.
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