21 January 1733
Zenger, John P. (1697-1746)
Newspaper
Title: New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 932, no. 12 (January 21, 1733)]
Bitterly criticizes governors who abuse their power. States that "plagues, epidemical distempers, and famines are tolerable evils, compared to an ill governor and supreme magistrate." Specifically criticizes Governor Lowther of Barbados. Also includes three editorials addressed to Zenger, one of which discusses a response published in the New York Gazette to a paper criticizing Governor William Cosby of New York.
In addition to the editorials, the journal also includes a section for New York and New York customs house arrivals and departures. The advertisement section includes an…
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