Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 953 (March 16, 1747)]

GLC06670.093

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Type
Newspapers
Date
March 16, 1747
Author/Creator
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Title
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 953 (March 16, 1747)]
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

Signed by A. Petes. Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Discusses a skirmish between American troops and French Canadians on Île-Saint-Jean. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships. After coming under British control in 1763 Île-Saint-Jean became known as Island of Saint John. In 1799 its name was changed to Prince Edward Island.

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