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Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 858 (May 23, 1745)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670.060 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 23 May 1745 Pagination: 4 p. ; 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Discussion of the French troops at Frankfort. Printed speech by King George II to both houses of Parliament regarding duties on alcohol, current military support for Hungary, and a new treaty with Poland. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Reports of French and Indian plotting against Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia. 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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