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As opposing factions, centered around [[Alexander Hamilton]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]], developed within President [[George Washington|Washington's]] administration, political newspapers such as the ''Gazette'' became increasingly important.  Fenno's little three-column folio, printed on a sheet seventeen by twenty-one inches, became the semi-official government newspaper, with a share of the government's printing and with contributions from prominent Federalists such as [[John Adams]]. Hamilton was especially active, writing articles under various pseudonyms and rescuing the editor from bankruptcy in 1793 by raising $2,000 to pay off creditors.  

As opposing factions, centered around [[Alexander Hamilton]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]], developed within President [[George Washington|Washington's]] administration, political newspapers such as the ''Gazette'' became increasingly important.  Fenno's little three-column folio, printed on a sheet seventeen by twenty-one inches, became the semi-official government newspaper, with a share of the government's printing and with contributions from prominent Federalists such as [[John Adams]]. Hamilton was especially active, writing articles under various pseudonyms and rescuing the editor from bankruptcy in 1793 by raising $2,000 to pay off creditors.  

Jefferson and his colleagues, angry at Fenno's attempt "to make way for a king, lords, and Commons" set up rival newspapers, the ''Aurora'' edited by [[Benjamin F. Bache]] and the ''National Gazette'' edited by [[Philip Freneau]], to promote the newly formed ''[[Democratic-Republican Party]]'' . As a highly visible Federalist spokesman, Fenno was engaged in verbal disputes that once led to fisticuffs with Bache. The tone of the ''Gazette of the United States'' was somewhat above the average of its contemporaries, and the Federalists were well served through its columns, although the circulation never exceeded 1,400. Copies circulated to major cities where other Federalist newspapers freely copied the news and editorials.  

Jefferson and his colleagues, angry at Fenno's attempt "to make way for a king, lords, and Commons" set up rival newspapers, the ''Aurora'' edited by [[Benjamin F. Bache]] and the ''National Gazette'' edited by [[Philip Freneau]], to promote the newly formed [[Jeffersonian Republican party]]. As a highly visible Federalist spokesman, Fenno was engaged in verbal disputes that once led to fisticuffs with Bache. The tone of the ''Gazette of the United States'' was somewhat above the average of its contemporaries, and the Federalists were well served through its columns, although the circulation never exceeded 1,400. Copies circulated to major cities where other Federalist newspapers freely copied the news and editorials.  

Fenno, along with his wife and a newborn daughter, died in Philadelphia during the yellow fever epidemic of 1798. His son, John Ward Fenno, carried on with the paper until 1800, when he sold it.  

Fenno, along with his wife and a newborn daughter, died in Philadelphia during the yellow fever epidemic of 1798. His son, John Ward Fenno, carried on with the paper until 1800, when he sold it.  

*[http://www.clements.umich.edu/Webguides/EF/Fenno.html Fenno-Hoffman Family Papers - notes] - William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan.

*[http://www.clements.umich.edu/Webguides/EF/Fenno.html Fenno-Hoffman Family Papers - notes] - William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan.

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