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Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 842 (January 29, 1745)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670.045 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 29 January 1745 Pagination: 4 p. ; 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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