Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Benjamin Franklin” in chapter 5 of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition.:
... appointing a censor for the press of James Franklin; but the house refused its concurrence.
The ministers persevered; and, in January, 1723, a committee of inquiry was raised by the legislature.
Benjamin Franklin , being examined, escaped with an admonition; James, the publisher, refusing to discover the author of the offence, was kept in jail for a month; his paper was censured as reflecting injuriously on ...
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