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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 965 (June 11, 1747)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06670.098 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 11 June 1747 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Proclamation by the Council of the province of Pennsylvania promising Governor Thomas' administration and appointed officers job security in his absence. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships. George Thomas embarked for Great Britain in 1747.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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