(FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN.) The Pennsylvania Gazette. #987. 4 pages, 12 1/4 x 8 1/4...
(FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN.) The Pennsylvania Gazette. #987. 4 pages, 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, disbound; minor foxing and wear. Philadelphia: B. Franklin, 12 November 1747
An issue of Benjamin Franklin's newspaper. Includes an interesting (though brief) bit of news : "Last night came to Town some Indians from Ohio, a Branch of the Mississippi, all Warriors . . . on a Visit to this Government, about some particular Affairs relating to the War betwixt the English and French in those parts." A long advertisement for Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack describes it as "just published." Two advertisements are printed in both English and German. Miller 427. Provenance: sold to the consignor by Timothy Hughes Rare and Early Newspapers, 2005.
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(FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN.) The Pennsylvania Gazette. #987. 4 pages, 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, disbound; minor foxing and wear. Philadelphia: B. Franklin, 12 November 1747
An issue of Benjamin Franklin's newspaper. Includes an interesting (though brief) bit of news : "Last night came to Town some Indians from Ohio, a Branch of the Mississippi, all Warriors . . . on a Visit to this Government, about some particular Affairs relating to the War betwixt the English and French in those parts." A long advertisement for Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack describes it as "just published." Two advertisements are printed in both English and German. Miller 427. Provenance: sold to the consignor by Timothy Hughes Rare and Early Newspapers, 2005.