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J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790 The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No.2915 (June 6, 1788)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08848 Author/Creator: J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 1788/06/06 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 47 cm, Width: 30 cm Order a Copy

Reports on South Carolina's ratification of the Constitution as well as their convention. Also contains news from around country and ship news. Many advertisements appear, some regarding land and estate sales.

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

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