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The Pennsylvania Chronicle and Universal Advertiser was an American colonial newspaper founded in 1767 that was published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, prior to the American Revolution. It was founded by William Goddard and his silent business partners Joseph Galloway and Thomas Wharton .
Ambler Gazette - Ambler; American Srbobran - Pittsburgh; Amerika/America - Philadelphia; The Berks-Mont News - Boyertown; Central Penn Business Journal - Harrisburg; Centre County Gazette - State College
Pennsylvania Chronicle; The Pennsylvania Journal; Pennsylvania Packet; Philadelphia Aurora; Philadelphia Bulletin; Philadelphia City Paper; Philadelphia Demokrat; Philadelphia Evening Telegraph; Philadelphia Free Press; The Philadelphia Independent (1931–1971) The Philadelphia Independent (2002–2005) Philadelphia Journal; Philadelphia ...
This is a list of defunct newspapers of the United States.Only notable names among the thousands of such newspapers are listed, primarily major metropolitan dailies which published for ten years or more.
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania had a large impact on thinking in the colonies. [1] Between 2 December 1767 and 27 January 1768, the letters began to be published in 19 of the 23 English-language newspapers in the colonies, with the last of the letters appearing in February through April 1768.
Matthias Bartgis was born June 3, 1759, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to a German immigrant, Matthias Bartgis. [1] He learned the art of printing from William Bradford in Philadelphia and initially established a print office in York, Pennsylvania. [1] In 1778 he expanded his business to Frederick, Maryland, and later to Winchester, Virginia, as ...
Griffitts was born into a Quaker family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and lived in that city for the entirety of her long life. Her parents were Thomas [1] and Mary Norris Griffitts, and she had a sister, Mary, and a brother, Isaac. As a granddaughter of the merchant Isaac Norris, Griffitts was a member of a prominent Pennsylvania Quaker family.
The Pennsylvania Gazette was one of the United States' most prominent newspapers from 1728 until 1800. In the years leading up to the American Revolution , the newspaper served as a voice for colonial opposition to British colonial rule, especially to the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts .