Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 855 (May 2, 1745)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670.057 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 2 May 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. Mentions petition presented to the General Assembly of Pennsylvania regarding the creation of a new county. Includes a speech from William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, to the General Assembly of that province, regarding the royal protection of subjects from the French. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.
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