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ST. CHRISTOPHER.
Printing was brought to this island as early as 1746, and
may have been introduced two or three years sooner.
There were two printing houses established before 1775.
Thomas Howe. He probably was the first printer, and
settled at Basseterre. Howe printed the laws, and did other
work for government; and, in 1747, published
This paper was continued until after the year 1775.
Howe was a native of Ireland, and lived to old age.
Samuel Jones was a printer and postmaster at Basseterre
before 1757, and published a newspaper. He died
in London in 1762, after an illness of eight days, of inflammation
of the lungs.
Edward Dubson, printed after Jones, and was in business
after 1767, at Basseterre.
Daniel Thibou, had a printing house on this island in
1769, and in that year printed the acts of assembly, from
1711 to 1769. He printed several other works.
A second newspaper bearing this title was published at
Basseterre. The Gazette printed November 19, 1785, is
numbered 693, vol. VII. It then had this imprint, "Basseterre,
Saint Christopher, Printed by Edward L. Low in
Cayon-Street, No. 84."
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