Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1855 (July 12, 1764)]

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GLC#
GLC01713.01
Type
Newspapers
Date
12 July 1764
Author/Creator
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Title
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1855 (July 12, 1764)]
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 40 cm, Width: 26 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
The Thirteen Colonies

Prints a declaration of John Penn, the Governor of the province of Pennsylvania, proclaiming the Delaware and Shawanese Indians enemies of the province. Reports that Penn will offer rewards for Indian captives or scalps and delineates the amount of the reward to be paid for captured male Indians, women and children, scalps, etc. Other articles detail acts concerning paper bills of credit and the importation of hemp and flax. Reports on other news from European countries, especially London, as well as from New York and Philadelphia. Also includes posts and advertisements, some offering rewards for runaway servants.

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