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Newspaper The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1729-1778

About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1729-1778

Names

  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Dates of Publication

  • 1729-1778

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia, Pa. : B. Franklin and H. Meredith, 1729-1778.

Headings

  • -  Philadelphia (Pa.)--Newspapers
  • -  Philadelphia County (Pa.)--Newspapers
  • -  York (Pa.)--Newspapers
  • -  York County (Pa.)--Newspapers
  • -  Philadelphia (Pa.)--Publicaciones periódicas
  • -  Philadelphia County (Pa.)--Publicaciones periódicas
  • -  York (Pa.)--Publicaciones periódicas
  • -  York County (Pa.)--Publicaciones periódicas
  • -  Pennsylvanie--Histoire--ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)--Périodiques
  • -  États-Unis--Histoire--ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)--Périodiques
  • -  Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
  • -  Pennsylvania--Philadelphia County
  • -  Pennsylvania--York
  • -  Pennsylvania--York County
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--York--York

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly, Dec. 9/16, 1729-June 20, 1778
  • -  No. 40 (Sept. 25-Oct. 2, 1729)-[no. 2533] (June 20, 1778).
  • -  Published at York, Pa., Dec. 20, 1777-June 20, 1778.
  • -  Benjamin Franklin was owner and publisher from 1730-1750.
  • -  Suspended between Nov. 1 and 14, 1765; between Nov. 27, 1776 and Feb. 5, 1777; and between Sept. 10 and Dec. 20, 1777.
  • -  Also issued on microfilm from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Microfilming Corp. of America, Birth of America Series, and Microsurance, Inc.
  • -  Also available on CD-ROM with title: Accessible archives Pennsylvania gazette.
  • -  German translations of news from Pennsylvania gazette (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1729) appeared in Franklin's: Pensylvanische Fama, oder: Ordentliche Relation derer einlauffenden Neuigkeiten.
  • -  Pennsylvania gazette and weekly advertiser 2575-3991 (DLC)sn 84026368 (OCoLC)10405959

Medium

  • volumes ; 27-37 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper
  • AN

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn84026371

OCLC Number

  • 10405992

ISSN Number

  • 2575-4009

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Chicago citation style:

The Pennsylvania Gazette Philadelphia, Pa. -1778. (Philadelphia, PA), Jan. 1 1729. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn84026371/.

APA citation style:

(1729, January 1) The Pennsylvania Gazette Philadelphia, Pa. -1778. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn84026371/.

MLA citation style:

The Pennsylvania Gazette Philadelphia, Pa. -1778. (Philadelphia, PA) 1 Jan. 1729. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, aj.sunback.homes/item/sn84026371/.