The first issue of National Gazette and Literary Register was printed on July 5, 1820, the publisher being William Fry, No. 63 South Fifth Street. It was published on Wednesdays and Fridays, at  per annum.
The inaugural edition of the National Gazette and Literary Register appeared on July 5, 1820, with William Fry as publisher. The publication was released twice a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays, for a yearly subscription price of $1.