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 Webb, John
Published 1728
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1728
Printed and sold by J. Franklin: sold also by T. Fleet, at his printing house in Pudding-Lane, Boston
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by Whittemore, Nathaniel
Published 1727
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1727
Printed [by Thomas Fleet?] for Nicholas Boone, and sold by the booksellers of Boston
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by Townsend, Jonathan
Published 1738
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1738
Printed by T. Fleet for Daniel Henchman, over-against the Brick Meeting-House in Cornhill
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by Barnard, John
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 Colman, Benjamin
Published 1725
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“...Fleet, Thomas...”Published 1725
Printed by T. Fleet, for Thomas Hancock, and sold at his shop in Ann-Street, near the draw-bridge