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Mr Franklin’s printing press

Posted on August 14, 2010 by lynsey

At age 12, Ben Franklin was apprenticed to learn the printing trade from his brother James. Three years later, James founded The New-England Courant, the first truly independent newspaper in the colonies. When a letter written by Ben Franklin was … Continue reading →

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