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- GLC#
- GLC06108.04-View header record
- Type
- Newspapers
- Date
- 1735
- Author/Creator
- Zenger, John P., 1697-1746
- Title
- New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 933, no. 88 (July 14, 1735)]
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 18 cm
- Primary time period
- Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
- Sub-Era
- The Thirteen Colonies
Published three weeks before Zenger's trial. Argues that resistance is necessary in order to preserve and protect man's natural right to equity and self-preservation. Warns against submission to corrupt powers and those who consider themselves above the law.
Announces the murder of Capt. Christopher Brooks at the hands of his crew members and consequently the takeover of the ship by Boatswain Robert Anderson. Includes an update on the War of the Polish Succession.
In addition to the editorial, the journal also includes a section on foreign affairs with an update on the War of the Polish Succession, New York customs house arrival and departures, and advertisements. There is no designated New York news section in this issue.
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