 In 1837 Joseph Brainerd sold the paper to Enoch B. Whiting, who changed the name to "The St. Albans Messenger".In 1863 Whiting began publication of the "Messenger" as a daily newspaper, and it has continued as a daily since then.In 1871 Whiting sold the "Messenger" to Albert Clarke and J. Dorsey Taylor, who merged it with another paper to create "The Messenger and Transcript".