ROSS'S WEEKLY

ROSS'S WEEKLY July 20, 1859 - July 15, 1866.1 "““"”‘”"“ July 4, 18772 — Aug. 1877.3 LOCATION Charlottetown, P.E.I., July 20, 1859 —

July 15, 1866; Souris, P.E.I., July 4, 1877 - Aug.

1877. FREQUENCY Weekly. PUBLISHER AND John ROSS. PROPRIETOR PROSPECTUS

In 1859, Ross's Weekly began publication primarily as a literary journal, printing fiction, poetry, and anecdotes, as well as a bit of news. During the course of its pub- lication history, the emphasis gradually shifted to include more news, both local and international. Editorials in this paper covered a wide range of topics, including Charlottetown affairs, international affairs, the Land Question and Confederation. Ross's Weekly ceased publica— tion in Charlottetown on July 15, 1866. Its publication was resumed for a month in Souris in 1877, following the demise of John_Ross's Souris newspaper, the Prince Edward Island Times.

HOLDINGS

PAPEI masters July 20, 1859 - Dec. 24, 1860 (1 reel). PAPEI copy positives July 20, 1859 - Dec. 24, 1860 (1 reel). PAPEI originals Mar. 22, 1866.

CCL copy positives July 20, 1859 — Dec. 29, 1864 (3 reels). UPEI copy positives Jan. 1, 1861 — Dec. 29, 1864 (2 reels). MISSING July 4, 1877 — Aug. 1877.

FOOTNOTES

1John Ross, Reminiscences from the Life of John Ross (Charlottetown, P.E.I.: J. Coombs, 1892), p. 38.

2Examiner, 30 June 1877, p. 3.

3Examiner, 28 July 1877, p. 3.

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