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Period Newspapers from the time of Benjamin Franklin.
Follows is one of my collection of period newspapers and magazines from the time of Benjamin Franklin. My hope is to enter a down-loadable version of the actual piece, and then transcribe it word for word. Most of these pieces are from Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers (www.rarenewspapers.com) whose reputation I trust. These pieces are no longer under copyright protection and are presented here to help with scholarship and anyone's interest in History, especially the History of the American Colonial/Revolutionary War period. It is my hope that my transcription is accurate. If you find a difference between my work and the apparent work of the paper in the image, please contact me for confirmation/correction. Thanks, G.

Of Special Note (NB). The use of the term 'Corporation', 'Fire Insurance', the 'City of Dantzick'. Any comments within brackets [such as these words] are my notes about differences between my notes and the apparent visual presentation of the actual newspaper.

Newspaper:

The Daily Post-Boy from Tuesday June 18, 1734

Numb. 7565 Royal Exchange Assurance Office, 14, June, 1734. The Corporation for the ROYAL EXCHANGE Assurance, do hereby give Notice, that for the greater En- couragement of Persona Assuring with the said Corporation, they have reduced their Premiums of FIRE ASSURANCES, and that their present RARES are as follows, viz

[Some of the actual text is sideways and in columns I do not know how to represent in this page.]

Sums Assured. Any Sum not exceeding 200 l. Any Sum above 200 not exceeding'' 1000 1000                 2000                2000                  3000

''Brick Buildings of Goods therein. As 4s. per Annum. 2 6d. 4 [the above three figures all bracketed pointing to] ''per Cent per Ann.

Timber Buildings, or Goods therein. At 6s. per Annum. 3 4 6 [all bracketed to] per Cent per Annum.

Hazardous Goods in Timber or Thatch Buildings. At 10s. per Annum. 5 7 6d. [all bracketed to] ''per Cent per Ann.

[All information copied to the best ability from the extant copy of 'The Daily Post-Boy' of Tuesday, June 18, 1734 currently in my possession.]

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