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Draper, John, 1702-1762 The Boston news-letter. [No. 3015 (June 21, 1759)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.452.02 Author/Creator: Draper, John, 1702-1762 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Newspaper Date: 21 June 1759 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 39.5 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Prints an act passed on the Governor of Massachusetts Bay concerning bankrupts and their creditors. Articles detail news from London, Philadelphia, New York, and the West Indies. Also includes information on arrivals and departures of privateer ships, military happenings, and public notices.

Draper, John, 1702-1762

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