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Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 747 (April 7, 1743)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670.011 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 7 April 1743 Pagination: 4 p. ; 30.5 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Extracts from the journal of the House of Commons published. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Extract of a letter regarding book burning and religious conversion printed. Includes a letter from Deacon Lewis Thurnstein on the sectarianism of Christians. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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