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J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole (1784-1790) The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No. 2816 (February 13, 1788)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08650 Author/Creator: J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole (1784-1790) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 13 February 1788 Pagination: 4 p. ; 48 x 29 cm. Order a Copy

Reports on the ratification of the Constitution by Massachusetts. Recounts the proceedings of the New York Senate. Contains various advertisements and a promotional article for a book concerning the geography and topography of the United States, addressed "To the Friends of Science."

Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole (publishers), 1793-1795

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