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The Story of the New-England Courant Apprenticeship In the early 18th century, children did not choose what they wanted to be when they grew up. ... " Silence Dogood In 1721, three years after Benjamin Franklin began his apprenticeship, James Franklin published the first issue of The New England Courant. This was the third newspaper in the history of Boston. ... Many of his brother Jamess friends already penned pieces for the Courant but Benjamin felt that any attempt he made would meet with objection on the part of his older, at times jealous, brother. ... A precarious period of on job-printing followed until the summer of 1721, when James took the bold step of establishing Bostons third newspaper, The New-England Courant. The New-England Courant Though all of Jamess friends advised him against starting a paper, which was economically dubious, they promised to help him in any way they could. ... In the June 11, 1722 issue of the Courant ran this seemingly innocuous piece: "We are advised from Boston that the government of Massachusetts are fitting out a ship, to go after the pirates, to be commanded by Captain Peter Papillon, and tis thought he will sail some time this month, wind and weather permitting. ... The House charged that "the Tendency of the said Paper is to mock Religion, and bring it into Contempt, that the Holy Scriptures are therefore profanely abused, that the Reverend and faithful Ministers of the Gospel are injuriously Reflected on, His Majestys Government affronted, and the Peace and good Order of his Majestys Subjects of this Province disturbed, by the said Courant. ... The Courant was now advertised as being printed by Benjamin Franklin. ... Finally, on September 30, an ad in the Courant read "James Franklin, printer, in Queens Street, wants a likely lad for an apprentice. ... James Franklin tried to keep the Courant going. ... After the 255th issue of the Courant dated June 25, 1726, James Franklin folded the paper. |
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