▁century . ▁He ▁established ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Arg us ▁and ▁the ▁Boston ▁Rec order ▁newsp apers , ▁and ▁The ▁Youth ' s ▁Comp an ion ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Will is ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁to ▁newsp ap erman ▁Nathan iel ▁Will is ▁( 1 7 5 5 - 1 8 3 1 ). ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁" Win chester , ▁[ V ir gin ia ], ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁in ▁[ a ] ▁newspaper ▁office , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁at ▁Mart ins burg , ▁[ V ir gin ia ], ▁on ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁Guardian .... ▁Young ▁Nathan iel ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁once ▁in ▁fol ding ▁papers ▁and ▁setting ▁types . ▁At ▁Mart ins burg ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁ride ▁post , ▁with ▁tin ▁horn ▁and ▁s addle - b ags , ▁deliver ing ▁papers ▁to ▁scattered ▁subscri bers ▁in ▁the ▁thin ly ▁settled ▁country . ▁... ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifteen ▁young ▁Nathan iel ▁returned ▁to ▁Boston ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁... ▁the ▁Independent ▁Chron icle . ▁... ▁He ▁also ▁found ▁time , ▁while ▁in ▁Boston , ▁to ▁dr ill ▁with ▁the ▁' F us ili ers .' ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁invited ▁by ▁a ▁Maine ▁con gress man ▁and ▁other ▁gentlemen ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁party , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Port land , ▁[ M aine ], ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Arg us ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ists ." ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Hann ah