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The Irish Friend, 1837-1842

In 1837, from the relative obscurity of Belfast, an equally obscure but frenetically active merchant suddely sprrang a newspaper on the unsuspecting and rather closed Quaker community of Ireland and Britain.
£19.99
ISBN: 9781909556430
Author Bill Jackson
Pub Date 22/03/2016
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In 1837, from the relative obscurity of Belfast, an equally obscure but frenetically active merchant suddely sprrang a newspaper on the unsuspecting and rather closed Quaker community of Ireland and Britain. Five years on, he equally suddely pulled the plug on it. At its height, "The Irish Friend" was being read by half the households of the Society of Friends in these islands, and many others besides. William Bell was its 'its sole proprietor, financier, Editor, sub-editor, dispatch clerk, advertisements clerk, manager, secretary and general factotum.'