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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 854 (April 25, 1745)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670.056 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 25 April 1745 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Speech before Parliament by King George II regarding the war with France and Spain. Includes reply from the House of Lords. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 through 6. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760

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