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Pennsylvania journal and weekly advertiser. [No. 1674 (January 4, 1774) - no. 1725 (December 27, 1775)] [with gaps]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01706 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 1774-1775 Pagination: 1 v. Height: 41 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Revolutionary War era newspaper: Pennsylvania Journal. 5 and 19 April 1775 issues contain fugitive slave ads. Issue number 1698 is missing. March 8, 1775 contains African Slavery In America written by Thomas Paine in 1774.

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