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[FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790)]. Thomas’ Massachusetts Spy; or, The Worcester Gazette. Vol. XIX. Announcement of the death of Benjamin Franklin. Worcester, MA: Isaiah Thomas, 29 April 1790. Folio (445 x 279 mm), marginal browning, small dampstain at lower corner, old fold, tiny hole. AN IMPORTANT PATRIOT PRINTER ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PRINTERS IN BRITISH AMERICA. Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States, was a skilled printer and publisher who in 1728 started the Pennsylvania Gazette - one of the most successful and influential newspapers in colonial America. Thomas, on the other hand, established one of the largest printing and publishing businesses during the Revolutionary period. One of his more notable publications was the Massachusetts Spy, a newspaper that supported the American Revolution. While both Franklin and Thomas were printers and publishers who operated during the same general period, they were not directly connected in their professional endeavors. However, they shared a common commitment to the dissemination of information and ideas, making significant contributions to the intellectual and political landscape of colonial and Revolutionary America.