P.S. Printing as usual executed by me at the Office No. 115,
Cherry-street. I have now in the press, publishing by subscription,
CAMILLA; or a Picture of Youth: by the author of Evelina and Cecilia.
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_TO THE PUBLIC, AND PATRONS_
of
The New-York Weekly Magazine.
In becoming the Editor of so valuable a publication as The NEW-YORK
WEEKLY MAGAZINE, I cannot but feel sensations of gratitude to its
generous patronizers for the liberal encouragement it has heretofore
been favoured with; without which, there would not have been so great a
stimulus to my undertaking this arduous task.
Sensibly feeling the duty that is incumbent on me in conducting this
_Repository of Literary and Useful Knowledge_, all the attention and
assiduous circumspection which is requisite to make it useful,
entertaining and edifying to every capacity, may be relied on by a
generous public.
It would be useless for me to enlarge upon the merits of a work which
has so long received the approbation of an enlightened people.--Certain
it is, that every attentive and candid reader will confess, or at least
acknowledge the utility of this production, as the vehicle of refined
ideas and engaging principles; contributing to disseminate and establish
the most virtuous sentiments, while it stimulates to noble and generous
actions.
I humbly solicit the literary abilities of those kind Correspondents who
have hitherto come forward in support of this publication; and, shall
always gratefully acknowledge the productions of the candid and
sentimental writer.
Relying on the liberal support of my friends and a generous public, in
prosecuting this my undertaking to their general satisfaction and
entertainment,