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Declaration. The Pennsylvania Evening Post. Philadelphia: Benjamin Towne, 6 July 1776. (KF4506 .A1 1776a)

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Title

Declaration. The Pennsylvania Evening Post. Philadelphia: Benjamin Towne, 6 July 1776. (KF4506 .A1 1776a)
The Pennsylvania evening post.
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Subject

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.

Description

The first newspaper printing of the text of the Declaration of Independence (preceded only by the John Dunlap broadside) appears in the issue for July 6, 1776.
Suspended Sept. 25-Oct. 9, 1777 and May 22-June 9, 1778.
Supplements accompany some issues.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: KF4506 .A1 1776a: Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection. Gift of Albert H. Small, December 27, 2000.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: Call number "Newspaper Paine Collection": This collection, which is arranged chronologically, includes scattered issues of a number of different newspapers, each containing a contribution by or about Thomas Paine. Search by call number or keyword to retrieve all newspapers in the collection. Richard Maass Thomas Paine Collection. Gift of Richard Maass.
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Creator

Towne, Benjamin,-1793
United States.Declaration of Independence.
Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection (University of Virginia)

Publisher

Philadelphia, Pa. : Benjamin Towne,

Date

1775-1781.

Relation

Pennsylvania evening post, and public advertiser

Language

eng

Type

text

Identifier

uva-lib:1225138
uri: uva-lib:1225138
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538944
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uva-lib:1225138
uri: uva-lib:1225138
14059
538944
000014059_0001.tif

Coverage

United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

Files

1225138.jpg

Citation

Towne, Benjamin,-1793, United States.Declaration of Independence., and Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection (University of Virginia), “Declaration. The Pennsylvania Evening Post. Philadelphia: Benjamin Towne, 6 July 1776. (KF4506 .A1 1776a),” University of Virginia Library Online Exhibits, accessed December 27, 2024, https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/items/show/5769.