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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Pennsylvania gazette. [no. 1876 (December 6, 1764)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01713.02 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: December 6, 1764 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 40 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

Printed by Benjamin Franklin and D. Hall. Contains Governor William Penn's acceptance of a temorary peace with the Delawares and Shawnees. Penn appoints William Johnson as agent to negotiate final peace treaty. Declaration signed on 5 December 1764.

B. Franklin and H. Meredith, 1729-1778

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