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Item # 704568
March 12, 1776
THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 12, 1776 Nice to be able to offer an American newspaper from 1776, and better yet from Philadelphia.
The front page features a letter dated February 26, 1776 signed in type by: Benjamin Franklin, which begins: "I am extremely sensible to the honor done and by my fellow citizens, in choosing me their Representative in Assembly...appoint me one of the Committee of Safety for this province, and a Delegate to the Congress..." with more.
The front page begins with a Resolve from Congress noting "That no oath, by way of test, be imposed upon, exacted or required of any of the inhabitants of these Colonies, by any military officer." signed in type by the Secretary: Charles Thomson.
Other good war-related content on the front page as shown in the photos.
Much of pages 2 is taken up with another Resolver from Congress, concerning the emitting of $3 million. Page 3 has two nice chars concerning the expenses: "...of levying a body of 1500 men, and victualing & paying them for one year..." noting amount to each rank, than "One Battalion of Musketmen". Content on the back page as well.
Four pages, 8 1/4 by 10 1/2 inches, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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