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J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790 The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser [No. 2763 (December 13, 1787)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08809 Author/Creator: J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 1787/12/13 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 46 cm, Width: 29 cm Order a Copy

Reports on the ratification of the Constitution in Pennsylvania. Prints Benjamin Franklin's "Last Speech at the late Federal Convention." Contains foreign and domestic news. Many advertisements, including some for slaves.

Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole (publishers), 1793-1795

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