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Excerpt from John Carter of Providence, Rhode Island, July 21, 1745 August 19, 1814, and His Descendants: A Brief Narrative
In September, 1767, after an apprenticeship with Benjamin Franklin, of Franklin Hall, printers in Philadelphia, John Carter moved to Providence, and became associated with the Providence Gazette, a weekly publication, at that time, and for many years after, the only paper in the town. November 12, 1768, the business came into his possession, and, excepting the time between November 2, 1793, and May 9, 1799, when William Wilkinson was a partner, so remained until February 12, 1814, when failing health forced his retirement. The year before, in 1813, friends persuaded him to publish a semi-weekly edition of the Gazette, but the promise of adequate support was small and the venture never materialized. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
