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Powars & Willis (1776-1801) Independent chronicle and the universal advertiser. [Vol. X, no. 483 (November 21, 1777)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.452.04 Author/Creator: Powars & Willis (1776-1801) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Newspaper Date: 21 November 1777 Pagination: 4 p. ; 40.5 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy

Prints the transcript of part of a court case involving a Mr. Horne and Lord Mansfield. Includes a long poem, news from Philadelphia, Fishkill, New Haven, and Boston. Also includes public notices and information on the lottery.

Powars & Willis (Boston, Mass.), 1776-1801

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