Thomas Fleet
Thomas Fleet (September 8, 1685 – July 21, 1758) was an English printer who came to the British colonies in America and established himself as a printer and publisher in Boston. His decision to come to the colonies was prompted by people seeking retribution for what was considered his public display of disrespect for a popular member of the English clergy. Fleet produced works for various booksellers, printed pamphlets, ballads, children's stories and later established the ''Boston Evening Post''. In his earlier years fleet compiled his own version of ''Mother Goose'' from stories told by his mother-in-law, Elizabeth Vergoose, to his children. When he published various controversial accounts about the colonial government and the clergy he was admonished, threatened with prosecution and subsequently became one of the first American printers to challenge royal authority and defend the idea of Freedom of the Press. Through his newspaper Fleet played an active role in the Christian revivalist controversy that occurred in the colonies during the early eighteenth century. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Garden, Alexander
Published 1741
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1741
South-Carolina, Charlestown, printed by Peter Timothy, 1740. Boston, New-England: re-printed, and sold by Tho. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill
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by White, John
Published 1734
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1734
Printed and sold by T. Fleet, at the Sign of the Heart and Crown in Cornhill
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by Douglass, William
Published 1736
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1736
Printed and sold by Thomas Fleet, at the sign of the Heart and Crown in Cornhill
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by Doolittle, Thomas
Published 1727
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1727
Printed by T. Fleet, for the booksellers, and sold at their shops
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by Edwards, Jonathan
Published 1750
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1750
Printed and sold by T. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill