The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History: Apply now and join us for Fall 2024 courses
9 April 1759
Gill, John, 1732-1785;
The Boston gazette and country journal. [No. 210 (April 9 1759)]
Articles about a comet, news from London, shipping news, and public sales.
GLC01450.452.01
21 June 1759
Draper, John (1702-1762)
The Boston news-letter. [No. 3015 (June 21, 1759)]
Prints an act passed on the Governor of Massachusetts Bay concerning bankrupts and their creditors. Articles detail news from London, Philadelphia, New York, and the West Indies. Also includes information on arrivals and departures of privateer...
GLC01450.452.02
6 September 1759
The Boston news-letter. [No. 2036 (September 6, 1759)]
Prints a proclamation from the Governor of Massachusetts Bay. Articles detail news from London, New York, Philadelphia, and the St. Lawrence River, Quebec area. Also includes information on arrivals and departures of privateer ships, military...
GLC01450.452.03
31 December 1733
Zenger, John P. (1697-1746)
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 932, no. 9 (December 31, 1733)]
Argues that reverence should be paid only to those who are worthy of it, regardless of rank and social status. States that men in high offices and with good titles (such as bishops or lords) should not be respected if their actions are unworthy...
GLC06108.01
21 January 1733
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 932, no. 12 (January 21, 1733)]
Bitterly criticizes governors who abuse their power. States that "plagues, epidemical distempers, and famines are tolerable evils, compared to an ill governor and supreme magistrate." Specifically criticizes Governor Lowther of Barbados. Also...
GLC06108.02
21 October, 1734
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 932, no. 51 (October 21, 1734)]
Contains an account of a meeting at Court, in London, between King George II, Queen Caroline, and Tomo Chachi, Indian king of the Creek Nation. News from The Hague reports on a battle fought between the French and Italian under the commands of...
GLC06108.03
14 July 1735
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 933, no. 88 (July 14, 1735)]
Published three weeks before Zenger's trial. Argues that resistance is necessary in order to preserve and protect man's natural right to equity and self-preservation. Warns against submission to corrupt powers and those who consider themselves...
GLC06108.04
22 September 1735
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 933, no. 98 (September 22, 1735)]
Bitterly denounces the government of William Cosby, although the writer never uses the Governor's name in the essay. Particularly focuses on the corruption of the counselors and ministers who surround the governor and prevent the voice of the...
GLC06108.05
13 January 1743
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 735 (January 13, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.
GLC06670.001
18 January 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 736 (January 18, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.
GLC06670.002
2 February 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 738 (February 2, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the return of runaway slaves.
GLC06670.003
10 February 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 739 (February 10, 1743)]
GLC06670.004
17 February 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 740 (February 17, 1743)]
GLC06670.005
24 February 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 741 (February 24, 1743)]
Chronology and history of Moravian Church for children, extracted from the "Journal of the Reverend John Wesley." Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the...
GLC06670.006
3 March 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 742 (March 3, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Letter from the Cardinal de Fleury to the Marshal Count Koningsegg of the Hague regarding the latter's distributing of a private letter from the Cardinal. Includes King George II's...
GLC06670.007
10 March 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 743 (March 10, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Humorous odes and papers about prominent British and French figures printed. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured...
GLC06670.008
17 March 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 744 (March 17, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Address from House of Lords to King George II and His Majesty's reply. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured...
GLC06670.009
24 March 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 745 (March 24, 1743)]
GLC06670.010
7 April 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 747 (April 7, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Extracts from the journal of the House of Commons published. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Extract of a letter regarding book burning and religious...
GLC06670.011
14 April 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 748 (April 14, 1743)]
GLC06670.012
21 April 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 749 (April 21, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Letter to the House of Lords from the prince of Orange and Nassau regarding his promotion to Lieutenant General. Letter from the magistrates of Edinburg to their representative...
GLC06670.013
12 May 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 752 (May 12, 1743)]
Includes a comprenhensive overview of political affairs in Europe from the January 1743 issue of the "Gentleman's Magazine." Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of...
GLC06670.014
19 May 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 753 (May 19, 1743)]
Includes an interview with Count Zinzendorff regarding the Law under Gospel Dispensation and religious conversion. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents and the...
GLC06670.015
26 May 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 754 (May 26, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. "David's Lamentation on the Death of Saul and Jonathan," a seventeen verse poem based on 2 Samuel 1, 17-27, printed. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section...
GLC06670.016
2 June 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 755 (June 2, 1743)]
GLC06670.017
Showing results 1 - 25