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November 06, 1769

PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Nov. 6, 1769 Nice coat-of-arms in the masthead makes this colonial issue displayable. Page 3 has a report which includes: "The Act of Parliament which permits the importation of pig and  bar iron from America, duty free, directs that it shall have a mark of stamp upon it..." with more (see). Page 6 has a report concerning a mutiny (see). Various other news of the day.
Complete in 8 pages, 9 1/2 by 11 3/4 inches, nice condition.

This newspaper was a primary means in voicing the anti-British sentiment that was rapidly spreading throughout the colonies prior to the American Revolution. The paper gained much notoriety when Goddard printed an article voicing his support for the Boston Tea Party. The paper's sympathies and general revolutionary message were a cause of great concern to the British. Soon the newspaper was heavily taxed for its delivery by the Crown Post (the colonial mail system in use at the time), and later the Crown Post simply refused to deliver the publication, driving the newspaper out of business in 1773. This prompted Goddard and Benjamin Franklin to establish an alternative mail system independent of the Crown Post authorities. This alternative system ultimately became the basis of a postal system that would later become the US Post Office. (Wikipedia)

Category: The 1600's and 1700's