11 December 1801

Smith, Calvin, 1768-1840

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jedediah Smith

Begins by saying how happy he is to know Jedediah is alive. Tries to convince him to move to the Mississippi territory where the soil is so much more fertile than the stony ground of Massachusetts. Describes in detail all the advantages he would have if he moved. Gives him instructions and directions for the best way to make the journey. Talks about the mail for a bit. Mentions that the wife of Philander Smith, their brother, has died. Calvin informs that he and his wife have had a daughter. Discusses another brother named Luther who lives within the boundaries of Spanish territory and…

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17 March 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 744 (March 17, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Address from House of Lords to King George II and His Majesty's reply. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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24 March 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 745 (March 24, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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7 April 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 747 (April 7, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Extracts from the journal of the House of Commons published. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Extract of a letter regarding book burning and religious conversion printed. Includes a letter from Deacon Lewis Thurnstein on the sectarianism of Christians. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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14 April 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 748 (April 14, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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21 April 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 749 (April 21, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Letter to the House of Lords from the prince of Orange and Nassau regarding his promotion to Lieutenant General. Letter from the magistrates of Edinburg to their representative, Archibald Steuart, instructing him to protect their intersts. Letter to Lord Viscount Perceval from the Burgesses of Westminster regarding the brutish behavior of King George. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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12 May 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 752 (May 12, 1743)]

Includes a comprenhensive overview of political affairs in Europe from the January 1743 issue of the "Gentleman's Magazine." Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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19 May 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 753 (May 19, 1743)]

Includes an interview with Count Zinzendorff regarding the Law under Gospel Dispensation and religious conversion. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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26 May 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 754 (May 26, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. "David's Lamentation on the Death of Saul and Jonathan," a seventeen verse poem based on 2 Samuel 1, 17-27, printed. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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2 June 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 755 (June 2, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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9 June 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 756 (June 9, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Address of the Synod of Philadelphia printed and directed to George Thomas, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in chief of Pennsylvania and Delaware. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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16 June 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 757 (June 16, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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23 June 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 758 (June 23, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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30 June 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 759 (June 30, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Announces the death of the Dutchess of Buckingham. Prints the speech by King George II ending the Sessions of Parliament. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Critique of Count Zinzendorff's interview from issue number 753. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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7 July 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 760 (July 7, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Continuation of critique of Count Zinzendorff's interview from issue number 753. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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14 July 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 761 (July 14, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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21 July 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 762 (July 21, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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28 July 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 763 (July 28, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Announces the death of Don Joseph de Campillo, Prime Minister of Spain, from an epileptic seizure. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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4 August 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 764 (August 4, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Announces the death of England's Princess Teresa Benedictina Maria Barbara of smallpox, and her sister's contraction of the same disease. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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11 August 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 765 (August 11, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. News of a young woman convicted of wearing men's clothing and passing herself as a sailor. Adds that she was a dextrous seafarer and was generally the first one aloft. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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18 August 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 766 (August 18, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Printing of a letter from Prince Charles of Lorraine to the Queen of Hungary regarding military maneuvers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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26 August 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 767 (August 26, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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1 September 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 768 (September 1, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers, especially from Prague and the Hague. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 5 and 6. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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8 September 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 769 (September 8, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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15 September 1743

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 770 (September 15, 1743)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

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