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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Historical note on newspaper growth in America: In 1718, Benjamin Franklin's brother faced opposition to starting a second paper in Boston, but now there are 14 in the state and over 70 nationwide, signaling population rise and advancements in virtue and science.
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About the year 1718, when the brother of Dr. FRANKLIN was about to establish a newspaper in Boston, his friends endeavored to dissuade him from the undertaking, alleging, that there was one newspaper already in that town, and that one was sufficient for America. There are now fourteen newspapers in this State, and perhaps five times that number in the United States. We may from this form some idea of the increase of population in this country, and we cannot but form high expectations of the improvement in virtue and science, which will be diffused amongst the people through these channels of intelligence. There are to our knowledge, 5 papers printed in N. Hampshire—10 in Massachusetts—4 in R. Island—8 in Connecticut—10 in New-York—2 in N. Jersey—1 in Delaware—14 in Pennsylvania—4 in Maryland—3 in N. Carolina—6 in Virginia—5 in S. Carolina—and 3 in Georgia—Besides papers in Vermont, Kentucky, &c. And these are published daily, or one, two, or three times in a week.
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About The Year 1718
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Friends dissuaded Franklin's brother from starting a newspaper in Boston in 1718, claiming one was enough for America. Now, there are 14 newspapers in this state and about five times that in the US, with specific counts per state, indicating population growth and expected improvements in virtue and science via these intelligence channels.