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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Pennsylvania gazette. [Nos. 735-1567] [Incomplete] [Decimalized]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Header Record Date: 1743-1759 Pagination: 150 items Height: 38.5 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy

Collection of unbound newspapers. Edited with frequent pseudonymous contributions by Benjamin Franklin. Subjects include colonial and Indian affairs, European and Parliamentary news, commercial notices, and acts of Assemblies. Small folios with deckle edges.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Hall, David, 1714-1772

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