Public Ledger (Philadelphia)
The Public Ledger was a daily newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, published from March 25, 1836, to January 1942. Its motto was "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence". It was Philadelphia's most widely-circulated newspaper for a period, but its circulation began declining in the mid-1930s. The newspaper also operated a syndicate, the Ledger Syndicate, from 1915 until 1946.
The newspaper's first edition on March 25, 1836 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder(s) | William Moseley Swain, Arunah S. Abell, Azariah H. Simmons |
| Founded | March 25, 1836 |
| Political alignment | Republican |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | January 1942 |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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