- Publication Date
- No. 1 (Sunday, May 1, 1796)-
- Ceased with 4 Apr. 1896 issue. Cf. Ward.
- Description
- v.; 2°.
- Series Statement
- 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
- Uniform Title
- Bell's weekly messenger (London, England : Weekly ed.)
- 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Newspapers.
- Note
- Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).
- Imprint from undated colophon.
- Imprint varies slightly.
- "[Price 6D."
- Collected annually with added title page and index; extent of added collective title pages unknown.
- Not to be confused with "Bell's annual messenger" a reprint and adaptation of this weekly publication, cumulated annually.
- Morison states this publication was also cumulated quarterly as: Bell's Quarterly volume of news.
- Description based on: No. 1 (Sunday, May 1, 1796); title from caption.
- Latest issue consulted: No. 298 (Sunday, December 27, 1801)
- Indexed In (note)
- NCBEL
- Times handlist
- Ward, Index of serials
- Morison, S. John Bell
- Numbering (note)
- Pagination begins with first issue of each year; designation is continuous.
- Numbering very irregular.
- Supplement (note)
- Monday supplements to update stock prices began in 1799 (cf. Morison).
- Reproduction (note)
- Linking Entry (note)
- Continued by: Country sport and messenger of agriculture.
- OCLC
- Title
Bell's Weekly Messenger [electronic resource].
- Imprint
[London] : Printed by J[ohn]. Bell, British Library, opposite Southampton-street, Strand, 1796-1801.
- Current Frequency
Weekly
- Series
17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers [electronic resource].
- Indexed In:
NCBEL, II:1338
Times handlist, p.47
Ward, Index of serials, p.14
Morison, S. John Bell
- Numbering
Pagination begins with first issue of each year; designation is continuous.
Numbering very irregular.
- Supplement
Monday supplements to update stock prices began in 1799 (cf. Morison).
- Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Linking Entry
Continued by: Country sport and messenger of agriculture.
- Local Note
Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
1603-1800
- Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
- Related To
Bell's weekly messenger (London, England : Annual Cumulation) (Uk-ES)006478312 (CU-RivES)P479209