The  Intelligencer  "was  the  first  regularly  issued  newspaper  in  Illi-
nois. In  1814  Matthew  Duncan  had  a  press  at  Kaskaskia,  the  then
seat  of  government,  and  issued  a  weekly  newspaper  called  the  Illinois
Herald.  'Mr.  Blackwell  says  Matthew  Duncan  continued  the  publi-
cation of  the  paper  for  several  years,  and  in  1816  it  was  purchased  by
D.  P.  Cook,  Esq.,  and  in  the  spring  of  the  same  year  he  (Blackwell)
came  to  the  Territory  and  purchased  half  of  it,  and  the  paper  was
published  by  Cook  &  Blackwell  for  one  or  two  years,  until  Mr.  Cook
was  elected  Attorney  General  of  the  Territory.  The  firm  was  changed
to  Blackwell  &  Berry  in  1818,  at  which  time  Mr.  Blackwell  was  Terri-
torial Auditor.'  'Col.  Elijah  C.  Berry,  the  first  of  our  state  auditors,  and
a  native  of  Kentucky,  purchased  the  office  and  paper  .  .  .  and  changed
its  name  to  Illinois  Intelligencer,  and  enlarged  its  size  to  20  by  25
inches.'  The  seat  of  government  was  removed  to  Vandalia  in  1820,
and  the  paper  followed  the  public  offices  in  their  migration.  In  1820
Hon.  W.  H.  Brown  purchased  the  interest  of  Robert  Blackwell  in  the
paper,  and  withdrew  in  1823.  He  again  became  a  partner  in  1826
or  '27,  and  continued  for  about  two  years,  when  he  made  way  for
Judge  James  Hall.     The  paper  continued  to  be  published  until  1839."

Republican  Advocate.     Kaskaskia,  III.
January  4,  1823 — September  27,   1825.     Vol.  i,  Nos.  1-52;
V.  2,  Nos.  53-105 ;  V.  3,  Nos.  106-128.
Bound  in  one  volume.     Folio.
