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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 990 (December 3, 1747)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670.120 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 3 December 1747 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 1 through 4. Letter to Benjamin Franklin discussing the provenance of a previously published picture. Article discussing a newly formed association committed to the defense of Pennsylvania. 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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