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Silence Dogood was the pen name used by Benjamin Franklin to get his work published in the New-England Courant, a newspaper founded and published by his brother James Franklin. This was after Benjamin
Silence Dogood Essay in the New-England Courant
The New-England Courant
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The New-England Courant, one of the first American newspapers, was founded in Boston in 1721, by James Franklin. It was a weekly newspaper and the third to appear in Boston. Unlike other newspapers, i
Silence Dogood
…Silence Dogood was the pen name used by Benjamin Franklin to get his work published in the New-England Courant, a newspaper founded and published by his brother James Franklin. This was after Benjamin Franklin was denied several times when he tried to publish…
August 7, 1721, first issue
The Ramage printing press, made in London, used by James Franklin
Cotton Mather, who supported the smallpox inoculation and was derided in the New-England Courant for doing so.
The New-England CourantJuly 16–23, 1722, featuring Silence Dogood editorial #9