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<p>The <b><i>Leeds Mercury</i></b> was a newspaper published in <a href="page.php?w=Leeds">Leeds</a>, <a href="page.php?w=West_Yorkshire">West Yorkshire</a>, <a href="page.php?w=England">England</a>. It was published from 1718 to 1755 and again from 1767. Initially it consisted of 12 pages and cost three halfpennies. In 1794 it had a circulation of about 3,000 copies, and in 1797 the cost rose to sixpence because of increased <a href="page.php?w=stamp_duty">stamp duty</a>. It appeared weekly until 1855, then three times a week until 1861 when stamp</p><p>
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