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The Boston News-Letter

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The Boston News-Letter

Summary

The Boston News-Letter is a newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Boston News-Letter's instance of is recorded as newspaper[3].
  • The Boston News-Letter is owned by John Draper[4].
  • The Boston News-Letter is owned by Richard Draper[5].
  • The Boston News-Letter's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • April 17, 1704 marks the founding of The Boston News-Letter[7].
  • The Boston News-Letter was dissolved in February 1776[8].
  • The Boston News-Letter's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[9].
  • The Boston News-Letter's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Boston News-Letter'}[10].

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Founding

April 17, 1704 marks the founding of The Boston News-Letter[7].

Ownership

Owners include John Draper[4], a journalist[11], 1702–1762[12] and Richard Draper[5], a printer[13], 1727–1774[14].

Dissolution

The Boston News-Letter was dissolved in February 1776[8].

Why It Matters

The Boston News-Letter ranks in the top 2% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Language of work or name → English
    Dissolved → —
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