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Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 774 (October 13, 1743)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670.036 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 13 October 1743 Pagination: 4 p. ; 30.5 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Copy of Commodore Charles Knowles' manifesto to the Spaniards when he came upon the coast of Caracas published. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Knowles, Charles, 1704-1777

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