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NORWICH.

The publication of the Packet began in October, 1773.
It was handsomely printed with a new long primer type,
on a sheet of crown paper, weekly, on Thursday.[11] "Norwich
Packet" was engraved in large German text, and the
title was divided by a large cut of a ship under sail. Imprint,
"Norwich: Printed by Alexander Robertson, James
Robertson & John Trumbull, at the Printing-Office near
the Court-House, at Six Shillings and Eight Pence per
Annum. Advertisements, &c., are thankfully received for

this Paper, and all Manner of Printing Work is performed
with Care, Fidelity, and Expedition."

The packet was continued by this company until June,
1776; Trumbull then became the sole publisher, and continued
it with various alterations in the title, size, and appearance,
until he died, in 1802. After his decease, it was
printed for his widow, Lucy Trumbull, but under a new title,
viz: The Connecticut Centinel. The Centinel in fact was a
new paper, established on the foundation of the Packet.