''The Independent Advertiser'' was an American

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publication, founded in 1748 in

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by the then 26-year-old

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, advocating

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, liberty and independence from

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. Published by Gamaliel Rogers and Daniel Fowle, the ''Advertiser'' consisted primarily of essays written by a group of "gentlemen" on topics of contemporary New England politics.

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