text:  The Wheatleys were Tories, something that was not uncommon actually at this particular time. There were a lot of them. So a loyalist paper is one, there are many unpopular loyalist papers is what Susanna Wheatley was leaning towards when she tried to get these subscribers. So a lot of people didn't want to have anything to do with that. The other reason and the one that probably makes the most sense because it is true is because