Template:Did you know nominations/Marmaduke Johnson

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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 15:22, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Marmaduke Johnson

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... that in 1674 Marmaduke Johnson was the first printer ever allowed in colonial America to operate his own printing press in Boston?
Sources: Franklin V, 1980, p. 307; Duniway, 1906, pp. 54-56; Matteson; Malone (ed.), 1943, v. 10, p. 111
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Vandalic conquest of Roman Africa
- Comment: Statements and sources supporting hook are found in the lede and the 9th paragraph in the 'Printing career' section. (The paragraph begins with -- "Having moved to and operating in Boston..." )

Created by Gwillhickers (talk). Self-nominated at 18:21, 25 October 2022 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Looks good to go. Ergo Sum 05:08, 27 October 2022 (UTC)