1737 THE SHERBORNE MERCURY OR WEEKLY ADVERTISER
1-623, 22 Feb 1737-23 Jan 1749
Amalgamated with The Western Flying Post or Yeovil Mercury to form: The Western Flying Post or Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury.
Western Gazette office: 1 Jan 1740-23 Jan 1749
British Library, Colindale: (12 May 1746); 23 May 1748. MIC: 1 Jan 1740-23 Jan 1749
Bodleian: 7 Jun 1737; 1 Nov 1743; 24,31 Jan,14 Feb,18 Sep 1744; 18 May 1747
Exeter PL: 27 Jul,17,31 Aug 1747; 18 Apr,5,19 Sep,3,10 Oct,5,12 Dec 1748. MIC: 22 Feb,29 Mar-9 Aug,23 Aug 1737-23 Jan 1749 (lacks 7,28 Nov 1738; 16 Jan,10 Apr,25 Sep,6 Nov,25 Dec 1739). 1737-40 from "Castle file".
Plymouth PL: MIC: as Exeter PL.
Master negatives: Whole file filmed by Wessex for consortium of libraries, some reservations over quality, Somerset Record Office.
1749 WESTERN FLYING POST OR SHERBORNE AND YEOVIL MERCURY
1-6826, 30 Jan 1749-18 Jun 1867
Formed by amalgamation of: The Sherborne Mercury and the Western Post or Yeovil Mercury.
Amalgamated with: Western Gazette and Flying Post.
British Library, Colindale: 17 Mar,23 Jun,4,18 Aug 1755; 9 Apr,7 May 1781; 6-27 Jul 1789; 17-3 Jan,21,28 Feb,21 Mar 1791; 28 May 1792; 26 Sep-31 Oct,5 Dec 1796; 25 Sep-6 Nov,20 Nov 1797; 30 Jul,15 Oct-5 Nov 1798; 9,16 Sep,21 Oct,2 Dec 1799-29 Dec 1800; 29 Jun-31 Aug,12 Oct,9 Nov-14 Dec,28 Dec 1801; 4 Jan-1 Feb,1 Mar-26 Apr,21 Jun-9 Aug,23,30 Aug,20,27 Sep,11 Oct-8 Nov,22 Nov 1802-23 May 1803; 6 Jun 1803-25 Mar 1805; 8 Apr 1805-11 May 1810; 25 May-18 Jun,2 Jul-24 Dec 1810; 18 Nov 1811; 20 Jan,17 Feb 1812; 5 Apr 1813; 21 Sep 1818; 3 Sep 1821; 13 May,5 Aug,16,23 Sep 1822; 13 Jan 1823; 16 Aug,29 Nov 1824; 3 Jan 1825; 27 Jan, 31 Mar 1827; 28 Jan 1828; 5 Jan 1829-31 Dec 1850; 8 Jul 1851-18 Jun 1867. MIC: 30 Jan 1749-30 Dec 1826; (4 Feb-22 Dec 1828), 1853, 1854, 1861.
Exeter PL: 12 Jul,27 Sep,4,11,25 Oct,1,22 Nov,20 Dec 1756; 7 Feb 1757; 20 Feb,6 Nov 1758; 15,22,29 Jan,5 Feb 1759; 18 Feb,3 Mar,21 Apr 1760; 8 Nov-6 Dec 1762; 11 Nov 1765; 21 Apr,28 Jul,4,11 Aug,15 Sep,3,10 Nov,1 Dec 1766; 12 Jan 1767-26 Dec 1768; 2 Feb,4 May,16 Nov 1789; 31 May,5 Jul 1790; 31 Jan,25 Apr,16,23,30 May,13,20 Jun,29 Aug,5,12,19 Sep,3 Oct, 21 Nov,5 Dec 1791; 9 Jan, 27 Feb,2,9,20(*?)Apr,28 May,11 Jun 1792; 5 Jan 1795-25 Dec1797; 7 Jan-30 Dec 1799; Jan 1801-6 Aug 1810. MIC: 1749-Jun 1867.
Plymouth PL: MIC: 1740-1826; 1844-49
Royal Institution, Cornwall: 1798-1816
Master negatives: Whole file filmed by Wessex for consortium of libraries, some reservations over quality, Somerset Record Office. 1853, 1854, 1861 BLNL
1764 SHERBORNE, DORCHESTER & TAUNTON JOURNAL
A Sherborne paper which included news and advertisements for Cornwall and Devon.
1772 AN APPENDIX TO THE SHERBORNE MERCURY OR THE WEEKLY MAGAZINE
20 Jan-28 Dec 1772
British Library, Colindale: 20 Jan-28 Dec 1772
[All later Sherborne titles in Dorset volume.]
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