On March 15, 1838, John Greenleaf Whittier became editor of the Pennsylvania Freeman, published at 31 North Fifth Street. He was successor to Benjamin Lundy.
Graham's particular patent of nobility is the fact that he was the first of American publishers to pay fair prices to American authors.
The Lady's Amaranth was another venture of 1838, and was issued from No. 274 Market Street.
Adam Waldie was the publisher of the American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, begun in November, 1838.
The Philadelphia Reporter was called into being in 1838, at No. 45 North Sixth Street, but no physic could prolong its sickly days, and it was discontinued in a few months' time.
The Christian Observer was a weekly Presbyterian journal commenced in 1838, and was for many years published from No. 134 Chestnut Street.
The Baptist Record was a religious publication continued from 1838 to 1857.
The American Phrenological Journal was issued from No. 46 Carpenter Street from 1838 to 1841.
The Farmer's Cabinet, devoted to agriculture, was published from 1838 to 1850.
The Ladies' Companion was published by Orrin Rodgers for two years following 1838.