Pennsylvania Packet
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The Pennsylvania Packet and the General Advertiser was an American newspaper that was founded in 1771. In 1784, it became the first successful daily newspaper published in the United States.[1]
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Owner(s) | John Dunlap (founded 1771), David C. Claypoole (until 1800) Zachariah Poulson (1800–1839) |
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Founded | 1771 |
Ceased publication | merged into The North American (1840) |
Headquarters | Philadelphia Lancaster (1777–1778) |
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