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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1855 (July 12, 1764)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01713.01 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 12 July 1764 Pagination: 4 p. ; 40 x 26 cm. Order a Copy

Prints a declaration of John Penn, the Governor of the province of Pennsylvania, proclaiming the Delaware and Shawanese Indians enemies of the province. Reports that Penn will offer rewards for Indian captives or scalps and delineates the amount of the reward to be paid for captured male Indians, women and children, scalps, etc. Other articles detail acts concerning paper bills of credit and the importation of hemp and flax. Reports on other news from European countries, especially London, as well as from New York and Philadelphia. Also includes posts and advertisements, some offering rewards for runaway servants.

Penn, John, 1740-1788
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Meredith, Hugh, fl. 1697-1749

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