Wes Pippenger and Jim Munson are pleased to announce the release of their latest book in a series of newspaper transcripts and abstracts, this one being the fifth in the series, and titled "The Virginia Gazette and Alexandria Advertiser, Volume I (September 3, 1789 - November 11, 1790). With this volume the newspaper has new editors, Messrs. Hanson and Bond, and the format and content changes a bit. Those of you who are familiar with the previous volumes in this series know that the compilers present the newspaper in a format nearest to the original that is practical. The real plus is that every noun in the transcripts and abstracts is indexed -- thus the index takes up as many pages as the text. One will find references to foreign news, what's going on with our own government, significant changes in laws, merchant and captain's passing of ships from port to port, arrival of goods into Potomac River, notices for creditors to come forward, sale and rent of property (often described in detail), new commodities available for sale and purchase, rewards for return of runaway slaves, marriages and deaths, and on and on. Copies are available from Willow Bend Books, 1-800-876-6103, ISBN: 1-58549-782-7, WB2819, $35.00 plus postage. __________ Wesley E. Pippenger 2909-A S. Woodstock St. Arlington VA 22206 (703) 998-8920 [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/pipp/ Webmaster Virginia Genealogical Society http://www.vgs.org To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html