This was once the newspaper Ben Franklin published... Rumblings of trouble with England...
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April 21, 1768
THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, April 21, 1768
* Colonial PA
* Benjamin Franklin fame
This was the newspaper made famous by Ben Franklin, as he was the published (and his name appeared in the imprint) through 1765. The masthead features a very detailed engraving of the then Pennsylvania coat-of-arms. The top of the front page has a lengthy "revolutionary" letter which complains of the recent Acts of Parliament which restrict the freedoms in America, beginning: "When I earnestly recommend to my countrymen in America the instructing their real representatives to petition to our most gracious sovereign against those late acts of the British parliament which infringe our liberties..." and much more (see).
Page 2 has another letter from New York which references the troubling relationship with England: "Notwithstanding the many excellent pieces that have appeared in the papers to make us sensible of our rights, the violation they have sustained...In vain the generous Farmer of Philadelphia, with pathetic energy pours forth the eloquent language of his patriotic heart...make it a common cause & resent the injunction laid upon us of complying with the Billeting Act..." with more (see).
Other news of the day and advertisements. Complete in 4 pages and in great condition. A fine example of a famous colonial newspaper.
* Colonial PA
* Benjamin Franklin fame
This was the newspaper made famous by Ben Franklin, as he was the published (and his name appeared in the imprint) through 1765. The masthead features a very detailed engraving of the then Pennsylvania coat-of-arms. The top of the front page has a lengthy "revolutionary" letter which complains of the recent Acts of Parliament which restrict the freedoms in America, beginning: "When I earnestly recommend to my countrymen in America the instructing their real representatives to petition to our most gracious sovereign against those late acts of the British parliament which infringe our liberties..." and much more (see).
Page 2 has another letter from New York which references the troubling relationship with England: "Notwithstanding the many excellent pieces that have appeared in the papers to make us sensible of our rights, the violation they have sustained...In vain the generous Farmer of Philadelphia, with pathetic energy pours forth the eloquent language of his patriotic heart...make it a common cause & resent the injunction laid upon us of complying with the Billeting Act..." with more (see).
Other news of the day and advertisements. Complete in 4 pages and in great condition. A fine example of a famous colonial newspaper.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
