Elizabeth Hunter Holt
Elizabeth Hunter Holt (1726-1788) was a colonial American newspaper publisher from the U.S. state of Virginia.
Biography
Elizabeth Hunter Holt was the sister of William Hunter of Yorktown, Virginia.[1] She married John Holt (1726-1784) of Williamsburg, Virginia, whom she succeeded at the New York Journal, which for a short time was renamed the Independent New York Gazette.[1] They had a son, John Hunter Holt (d. 1787) and a daughter, Elizabeth Oswald, who was also a publisher.[2][3] In 1784, she was named New York state printer.[2]
References
- 1 2 Marcus & Perry 1985, p. 57.
- 1 2 Weatherford 2002, p. 276.
- ↑ Genealogical Publishing Company 1981, p. 221.
Bibliography
- Genealogical Publishing Company (1981). Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Genealogical Publishing Company, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8063-0947-7.
- Marcus, Maeva; Perry, James R. (1985). The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800: Suits against states. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-08872-5.
- Weatherford, Doris (2002). Women's Almanac 2002. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-57356-510-3.
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