Isaiah Thomas (publisher)
American
Isaiah Thomas was a notable American newspaper publisher and author. - AsNotedIn
Isaiah Thomas was a notable American newspaper publisher and author. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1771/00/00 | Isaiah Thomas begins publishing the "The Massachusetts Spy" from the upper floor of the Capen's Dry Goods Store. The Spy tabloid sized newspaper is designed to appeal to "mechanics and other classes of people who had not much time to spare from business." | Publisher | Union Oyster House | Boston | |||
| 1775/03/09 | Col Nesbit leads British Regulars parading Thomas Ditson, tarred and feathered, through the streets as they play the Rogue's March. Halting in front of the Spy office, the soldiers threaten Isaiah Thomas he will be next. | Publisher | Union Oyster House | Boston | |||
| 1775/04/06 | Isaiah Thomas publishes the "Spy" from Hopestill Capen's building. Popular along the eastern seaboard, the Spy has the largest circulation of all of Boston's patriot newspapers. | Publisher | Union Oyster House | Boston | |||
| 1775/04/10 | At Concord, Thomas confers with John Hancock and others members attending a session of the Provincial Congress on how to deal with the growing threats to the Boston publisher. | Publisher | |||||
| 1775/05/03 | After fleeing Boston, Isaiah Thomas publishes the first "Spy" edition from Worcester, MA, under a new subtitle of "American Oracle of Liberty". It carries a florid and zealously patriotic account of "the memorable 19th of April, 1775." | Publisher | Battles of Lexington and Concord | ||||
| 1807/05/07 | CHURCH BELLS. PAUL REVERE AND SON, No 13, Lynn Street, North End, BOSTON, HAVE constantly for sale CHURCH and ACADEMY BELLS, of all sizes, which they will warrant equal to any made in Europe, or this country. - Ad in the Massachusetts Spy | Publisher | Paul Revere Heritage Site | Canton | |||
| 1808/00/00 | Isaiah Thomas, publisher of the Massachusetts Spy writes in his journal "Very cold. Very bad traveling. Snow light. Broke the Sleigh a few rods from Howe's at the black horse in Sudbury. Tarried at Howe's from 11 o'clock this forenoon." | Life | Longfellow's Wayside Inn | Sudbury, MA |
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