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Instructions given by Benjamin Franklin, and William Hunter, Esquires, His Majesty's deputy post-masters general of all his dominions on the continent of North America, to [blank] their deputy post-master, for the stage of [blank] in the province of [blank].
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Curtis Collection Portfolio HE6376.N49 G74 1753
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- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Great Britain. Post Office.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Postal service--United States--History.
- Postal service.
- Postmasters.
- History.
- Employees.
- United States.
- Postal service--Rhode Island--Newport--Employees.
- Postmasters--United States--History.
- Rhode Island--Newport.
- Genre:
- Broadsides -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vernon, Thomas (inscription)
- King, D. (inscription)
- Hornsby, J. (inscription)
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 56 x 44 cm (folio)
- Other Title:
- Text begins: Imprimis, You are, previous to the entering upon your office, to take the oath required by the act of the ninth of Queen Anne ... before some one justice of the peace ... which ... you must return to our comptroller at Philadelphia
- Instructions given by Benjamin Franklin, and William Hunter, Esquires, His Majesty's Deputy Post-Masters General of all his dominions on the continent of North America, to Mr. Thos. Vernon, gent., their deputy post-master, for the town of Newport in the colony of Rhodeisland
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : [Benjamin Franklin and David Hall], [1753?]
- Notes:
- Caption title.
- Imprint supplied from Campbell.
- Local Notes:
- Library's copy has the blanks in title filled in in ms. to read: Instructions given by Benjamin Franklin, and William Hunter, Esquires, His Majesty's Deputy Post-Masters General of all his dominions on the continent of North America, to Mr. Thos. Vernon, gent., their deputy post-master, for the town of Newport in the colony of Rhodeisland. The printed words "stage of" and "province of" have been crossed out.
- Library's copy has inscription on verso: J. Hornsby by D. King.
- Cited in:
- Campbell, W.J. Franklin imprints, 503
- OCLC:
- 68003521
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