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Many reports indicate troubles are ahead for America and the mother country...
Many reports indicate troubles are ahead for America and the mother country...
Item # 713644
September 26, 1768
THE PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Sept. 26, 1768
This newspaper was a primary means of 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)
Complete in 8 pages, 9 1/4 by 11 inches. Note: the engraving in the masthead had been cut out, since replaced in photocopy. The reverse of this photocopy (on page 2) is blank. Otherwise the condition is good.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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