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A Ben Franklin newspaper with the earliest mention of G. Washington we have found in an American newspaper? Death of Ben Franklin's brother...

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February 12, 1756

THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Feb. 12, 1756 

A fine Ben Franklin issue from the French & Indian War period, which includes what we believe is the earliest mention of George Washington we have found in an American newspaper. He was a colonel in the Virginia militia at that time: "Last week Colonel Washington arrived here [Phila.] from Virginia; as did the honorable Chief Ju... See More  

Item from Catalog 351 (released for February 2025)

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