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Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 851 (April 2, 1745)] [Incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670.053 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 2 April 1745 Pagination: 4 p. ; 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Instructs reader to see the supplement (not included) for domestic news. 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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