> Given the sheer number of pamphlets and broadsheets around that timeframe, there were probably far, far more printers then than you expect. Yes, but they did

> Given the sheer number of pamphlets and broadsheets around that timeframe, there were probably far, far more printers then than you expect. Yes, but they didn't digitally transmit from one printer to another to spread "news." The speed of horse was the fastest news traveled. I'm not sure the end number of printers means much on its own. > Letters, prior to the postal system, were typically sent with friends, servants, acquaintances, slaves or travelers. Sending a letter 100 miles away took as long as two weeks. Many times, multiple letters were sent out with multiple carriers to increase the chance that at least one copy made it to its final destination. https://www.reference.com/history/did-people-communicate-1700s-f522b0825da9b118 https://www.reference.com/history/did-people-communicate-170...