The New-Hampshire Gazette, and Historical Chronicle

The New-Hampshire Gazette, published by Daniel Fowle (ca. 1715-87), was typical of many newspapers throughout the colonies that protested the steep taxes instituted by the Stamp Act on virtually every aspect of a printer’s business. Printers signified the imminent demise of their business due to the Stamp Act by decorating their newspapers with black mourning borders and skulls and bones. This October 31, 1765, issue was published the day before the act was slated to go into effect. Through their protest, printers gained the support of much of their communities and, after the repeal of the Stamp Act, were emboldened to be ever more critical of royal policy in their printings.

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The New-Hampshire Gazette, and Historical Chronicle

Newspaper

October 31, 1765

Daniel and Robert Fowle

Portsmouth, N.H.