Copy 1, Volume 1
The private correspondence of Benjamin Franklin ... comprising a series of letters on miscellaneous, literary, and political subjects: written between the years 1753 and 1790; illustrating the memoirs of his public and private life, and developing the secret history of his political transactions and negociations / Published from the originals by his grandson William Temple Franklin.
- Benjamin Franklin
- Date:
- 1817
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The private correspondence of Benjamin Franklin ... comprising a series of letters on miscellaneous, literary, and political subjects: written between the years 1753 and 1790; illustrating the memoirs of his public and private life, and developing the secret history of his political transactions and negociations / Published from the originals by his grandson William Temple Franklin. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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