To the public : At a meeting of the shareholders of the Washington Printing and Bookselling Company, the following gentlemen were appointed a board of directors, to govern the concerns of the company: Dr. Cornelius Cunningham [and ten others] ... And, it was resolved: "That this company commence the publication of a magazine ..." they therefore present the following, to the people of the United States. ... This publication will be entitled, The National magazine; or Cabinet of the United States. ([Washington Printing and Bookselling Company], 1801)