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Abraham Hodge founded NC newspapers,
was state printer, publicist
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There was no one else like him. He was there with General George Washington at Valley Forge during the winter of 1778-79, operating the press that issued orders, commissions and recruiting posters for the Continental Army.
He was there in Edenton, Fayetteville, New Bern and Halifax, founding and running newspapers and printshops that gave this region its voice and sources of information. His publications included the State Gazette, North Carolina Journal, Minerva and Fayetteville Gazette.
In 1785 the NC General Assembly named him State Printer, a position he held until 1800, except for a one-year break. Brother Hodge gathered information for the 1794 North Carolina Almanack and was a pioneer gatherer of documents that gave birth to the library of the new University at Chapel Hill.
He was not alone; he associated with Silas Arnett, Isaac Blanchard, Henry Willis and William Thomas.
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Produced by the public relations committee of the Grand Lodge AF&AM of Masons in North Carolina,
2921 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27628 MMVIII
Author/editor: Walter J. Klein wklein(at)carolina.rr.com
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