Boston Weekly Messenger

The Boston Weekly Messenger (1811–1861) was a newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. Publishers/editors included James Cutler and Nathan Hale.^[1][2] It began as "a political journal, established in 1811 by a company of young federalists, chief among whom was John Lowell."^[3][4] It consisted "largely of current news taken from the Boston Daily Advertiser;" the two papers shared an office at no.6 Congress Street.^[5][6][7]

Boston Weekly Messenger, 1816

Variant titles

• The Weekly Messenger, 1811–1815^[1]
• Boston Weekly Messenger, 1815–1832, 1833–1861^[1]
• Boston Weekly Messenger and Massachusetts Journal, 1832–1833^[1]