Early Tenneessee Newspaper Publishing

A Brief History of Newspaper Publishing in Tennessee
By James B. Lloyd

The history of newspaper publishing in Tennessee is mainly a story of printers who established papers in the new territory. Of the early group, the following five stand out: George Roulstone, Benjamin Bradford, Frederick Heiskell, Elihu Embree, and William Brownlow.

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From the perspective of Melungeon studies, the most important publisher discussed is William Brownlow and his paper Brownlow's Whig due to its containing one of the earliest printed references to Melungeons. However, the other publishers and newspapers mentioned are also of historical and genealogical interest as most were located in East Tennessee and none further west than Nashville.