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In September 1776, New England became Independent! In the title of a Boston newspaper, at least.

This week's story is about Samuel Hall's New-England Chronicle and the men who took over his newspaper shortly before the Declaration of Independence.

When the Declaration of Independence Was News, @declarationlady's forthcoming book from @oxunipress, begins with the story of Polly Palmer receiving a copy of the Declaration of Independence. But how do you tell the story of a document that no longer