Salem Register

The Salem Register was a newspaper published in Salem, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. William Carlton established it in 1800; subsequent publishers included his wife Elizabeth Carlton, John Chapman, Charles W. Palfray, Warick Palfray Jr., Haven Poole, Eben N. Walton. Among the contributing writers: William Bentley, Andrew Dunlap, Joseph E. Sprague, Joseph Story. Its office was at no.185 Essex Street.
From 1807 to 1840 the paper was called the Essex Register, then again called the Salem Register. "The reason for altering the title from Essex to Salem was that letters and packages directed to their office were carried to the town of Essex and thus caused considerable inconvenience." In the 1820s-1830s, "prior to the amalgamation of distinct parties in politics under the names of Whig and History of [the United States Democratic Party|Democrat] the Register sustained those who called themselves Republicans."

Variant titles

The Impartial Register, 1800-1800
Salem Impartial Register, 1800-1801
Salem Register, 1802-1807, 1841-1903, 1906-
Essex Register, 1807-1840
Salem Register and Essex County Mercury, 1903-1906