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 Leslie, Charles
Published 1719
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1719
Printed by T. Fleet, and are to be sold by John Checkley, at the Sign of the Crown and Blue Gate over against the west end of the Town-House
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by Earle, Jabez
Published 1725
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1725
Re-printed [by Thomas Fleet] for Samuel Gerrish, at his shop in Corn-Hill
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by Williams, William
Published 1737
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1737
Printed by T. Fleet, for Daniel Henchman, over-against the Brick Meeting House in Cornhill
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by Whitefield, George
Published 1739
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1739
Re-printed by T. Fleet, for Charles Harrison, over-against the Brazen Head in Cornhill
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by Mather, Cotton
Published 1725
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1725
Printed by T. Fleet, for S. Gerrish, near the Brick Meeting-House in Cornhill
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by Mather, Cotton
Published 1714
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1714
Printed by T. Fleet, for Samuel Gerrish, at the south-side of the Town-House
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by Pigot, George
Published 1731
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1731
printed by T. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill, and sold by Gillam Phillips, at the Three Bibles and Crown in King-Street