The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a ContinuationWhittemore, Niles, and Hall, 1857 - 612 Seiten |
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... pounds sterling in silver . He re- ceived me not very frankly , looked me all over , and turned to his work again . The journeymen were inquisitive where I had been , what sort of a country it was , and how I liked it . I praised it ...
... pounds sterling in silver . He re- ceived me not very frankly , looked me all over , and turned to his work again . The journeymen were inquisitive where I had been , what sort of a country it was , and how I liked it . I praised it ...
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... pounds currency , desired I would recover it for him , and keep it till I had his directions what to employ it in . Accordingly he gave me an order to receive it . This business afterwards occasioned me a good deal of uneasiness . At ...
... pounds currency , desired I would recover it for him , and keep it till I had his directions what to employ it in . Accordingly he gave me an order to receive it . This business afterwards occasioned me a good deal of uneasiness . At ...
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... pounds sterling . He liked it , but asked me if my being on the spot in England to choose the types , and see that every thing was good of the kind , might not be of some advantage . " Then , " said he , " when there , you may make ...
... pounds sterling . He liked it , but asked me if my being on the spot in England to choose the types , and see that every thing was good of the kind , might not be of some advantage . " Then , " said he , " when there , you may make ...
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... pounds a year . He died , January 24th , 1762. An account of his life and writings is con- tained in CHALMERS's Biographical Dictionary . - EDITOR . the ship , whose departure too had been several times ET . 18. ] 51 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... pounds a year . He died , January 24th , 1762. An account of his life and writings is con- tained in CHALMERS's Biographical Dictionary . - EDITOR . the ship , whose departure too had been several times ET . 18. ] 51 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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... estate to charitable purposes , re- serving only twelve pounds a year to live on , and out of this sum she still gave a part in charity , living her- self on water - gruel only , and using no 62 [ 1726 . LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... estate to charitable purposes , re- serving only twelve pounds a year to live on , and out of this sum she still gave a part in charity , living her- self on water - gruel only , and using no 62 [ 1726 . LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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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