The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Written by Himself. Now First Edited from Original Manuscripts and from His Printed Correspondence and Other Writings, Volume 2J. B. Lippincott Company, 1905 |
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... Assembly -Arthur Lee - Who discovered America ? -Printing on China ( 1772 ) -Franklin's Allowance as Agent in England - Notable Letter from Mrs. Franklin - Stilling Waves with Oil - On Taking Cold • 126-167 CHAPTER V. Rules for reducing ...
... Assembly -Arthur Lee - Who discovered America ? -Printing on China ( 1772 ) -Franklin's Allowance as Agent in England - Notable Letter from Mrs. Franklin - Stilling Waves with Oil - On Taking Cold • 126-167 CHAPTER V. Rules for reducing ...
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... Assembly for Hutchinson's Recall— Hearing in the Cockpit - Wedderburn's Insolence - The Petition rejected - Franklin dismissed from the Postoffice - Relations of Franklin with Earl Chatham and Lord Howe - Earl Chatham's Motion for the ...
... Assembly for Hutchinson's Recall— Hearing in the Cockpit - Wedderburn's Insolence - The Petition rejected - Franklin dismissed from the Postoffice - Relations of Franklin with Earl Chatham and Lord Howe - Earl Chatham's Motion for the ...
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... Assembly , acquainting me what their business may be ; that I shall probably hear from them before that packet sails ; that , if it is extraordinary and of such a nature as to make my stay another winter necessary , I may possibly stay ...
... Assembly , acquainting me what their business may be ; that I shall probably hear from them before that packet sails ; that , if it is extraordinary and of such a nature as to make my stay another winter necessary , I may possibly stay ...
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... Assembly , dated April 11th , 1768 . The appointment was annually renewed while he remained in England . The salary was subsequently enlarged to two hundred pounds a year.-ED. prehend a breach between the two countries ; and that 2 * ÆT ...
... Assembly , dated April 11th , 1768 . The appointment was annually renewed while he remained in England . The salary was subsequently enlarged to two hundred pounds a year.-ED. prehend a breach between the two countries ; and that 2 * ÆT ...
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... Assembly for promoting the growth of mulberry trees in all parts of the province , the culture of silk might afterwards follow easily . For the great dis- couragement to breeding worms at first is the difficulty of getting leaves and ...
... Assembly for promoting the growth of mulberry trees in all parts of the province , the culture of silk might afterwards follow easily . For the great dis- couragement to breeding worms at first is the difficulty of getting leaves and ...
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