.jpg) A New York City statue of Benjamin Franklin holding a copy of The Pennsylvania Gazette | |
| Founder(s) | Samuel Keimer Benjamin Franklin in 1729, who bought and reoriented the publication into a 'news only' newspaper |
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| Founded | 1728 (as The Universal Instructor in all Arts and Sciences: and Pennsylvania Gazette) |
| Political alignment | Non partisan |
| Ceased publication | 1800 |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
The Pennsylvania Gazette was one of the United States' most prominent newspapers from 1728 until 1800. In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the newspaper served as a voice for colonial opposition to British colonial rule, especially to the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts. The newspaper was headquartered in Philadelphia.