The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Selections from His Miscellaneous WorksSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1849 - 162 Seiten |
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... appointed . Franklin next contended , that a battery below the town , was essen- tial to its safety , and proposed to raise a sufficient sum by lottery , for its erection and support . This scheme also proved popular ; the shares were ...
... appointed . Franklin next contended , that a battery below the town , was essen- tial to its safety , and proposed to raise a sufficient sum by lottery , for its erection and support . This scheme also proved popular ; the shares were ...
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... appointed their clerk . " 6 Most indefatigable and various were Franklin's efforts for the public good , his views uniformly evincing his characteristic sagacity and bene- volence . He acts as a conmissioner for making a treaty with the ...
... appointed their clerk . " 6 Most indefatigable and various were Franklin's efforts for the public good , his views uniformly evincing his characteristic sagacity and bene- volence . He acts as a conmissioner for making a treaty with the ...
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... the Gene- ral Assembly of Pensylvania , having been appointed as a representative burgess for the city of Philadelphia , warm disputes had arisen between the Assembly and a class of landholders of long standing LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 45.
... the Gene- ral Assembly of Pensylvania , having been appointed as a representative burgess for the city of Philadelphia , warm disputes had arisen between the Assembly and a class of landholders of long standing LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 45.
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... necessity of conciliating both the colonists and the native tribes of America . Commissioners from all the states were therefore appointed to assemble at Albany to concert measures for their common 46 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... necessity of conciliating both the colonists and the native tribes of America . Commissioners from all the states were therefore appointed to assemble at Albany to concert measures for their common 46 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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... appointed to present and support the petition , and in the capacity of such an agent , he left America in June , 1757 . He sailed from New York on board a vessel which the captain declared to be the swiftest on the packet service , and ...
... appointed to present and support the petition , and in the capacity of such an agent , he left America in June , 1757 . He sailed from New York on board a vessel which the captain declared to be the swiftest on the packet service , and ...
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