Excerpt from Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. 19: Some Account of Early American Newspapers, and Libraries in Which They May Be Found; Michigan New-Hampshire; Extracts From American Newspapers, Relating to New Jersey The earliest account of a printing press in this region is contained in a manuscript letter-book of Alexander William Macomb. A letter there in, written in 1785, to one of their correspondents at London, refers to a printing press they have received, and their correspondent is reminded that no directions have been sent for putting it in working order. Farmer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.