The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a ContinuationWhittemore, Niles, and Hall, 1857 - 612 Seiten |
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... philosopher , states- man , and philanthropist , whose fame is an honor not more to the land of his birth , than to the age in which he lived . NOVEMBER , 1843 . CONTENTS . AUTOBIOGRAPHY . CHAPTER I. - - Origin and vi PREFACE .
... philosopher , states- man , and philanthropist , whose fame is an honor not more to the land of his birth , than to the age in which he lived . NOVEMBER , 1843 . CONTENTS . AUTOBIOGRAPHY . CHAPTER I. - - Origin and vi PREFACE .
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... lived in the same village , Ecton , in North- amptonshire , on a freehold of about thirty acres , for at least three hundred years , and how much longer could not be ascertained . * * Perhaps from the time , when the name of FRANKLIN ...
... lived in the same village , Ecton , in North- amptonshire , on a freehold of about thirty acres , for at least three hundred years , and how much longer could not be ascertained . * * Perhaps from the time , when the name of FRANKLIN ...
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... lived at Ecton , till he was too old to continue his business , when he retired to Banbury in Oxfordshire , to the house of his son John , with whom my father served an apprentice- ship . There my uncle died and lies buried . We saw est ...
... lived at Ecton , till he was too old to continue his business , when he retired to Banbury in Oxfordshire , to the house of his son John , with whom my father served an apprentice- ship . There my uncle died and lies buried . We saw est ...
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... lived in the house at Ecton , and left it with the land to his only daughter , who , with her husband , one Fisher of Wellingborough , sold it to Mr. Isted , now lord of the manor there . My grandfather had four sons , who grew up ; viz ...
... lived in the house at Ecton , and left it with the land to his only daughter , who , with her husband , one Fisher of Wellingborough , sold it to Mr. Isted , now lord of the manor there . My grandfather had four sons , who grew up ; viz ...
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... lived to a great age . He left behind him two quarto volumes of manuscript , of his own poetry , con- sisting of fugitive pieces addressed to his friends . " He had invented a short - hand of his own , which he taught me , but , not ...
... lived to a great age . He left behind him two quarto volumes of manuscript , of his own poetry , con- sisting of fugitive pieces addressed to his friends . " He had invented a short - hand of his own , which he taught me , but , not ...
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acquainted affairs afterwards American appeared appointed arrived Assembly Benjamin Franklin Boston Britain British captain character colonies commissioners conduct Congress continued Count de Vergennes court desire Ecton endeavour England father favor formed France French friends gave give Governor hands honor inhabitants instructions Keimer King land letter liberty lived London Lord Lord Chatham Lord Dartmouth Lord Hillsborough Lord Kames Lord Loudoun Lord Shelburne ment ministers ministry morning negotiation never night obtained occasion opinion paper Paris Parliament peace Pennsylvania persons Peter Folger petition Philadelphia philosophical pounds sterling present principles printed procure proposed Proprietaries province published Quakers received respect Richard Bache sail Sarah Bache says sent ship Society soon Stamp Act thing thought thousand pounds tion took town trade treaty United Vergennes William William Temple Franklin wind writing wrote