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Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 966 (June 18, 1747)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670.099 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 18 June 1747 Pagination: 4 p. ; 31 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Address discussing the merits of Pennsylvania governor George Thomas by the Presbyterian Society of Philadelphia. Includes the governor's reply and the Society's response. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Thomas, George, 1705-1775

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