The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeS. Andrus and Son, 1847 - 304 Seiten |
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... Pennsylvania , but had quitted the pro- vince on account of a quarrel with George Keith , the governor . He could not give me employment himself , having little to do , and already as many persons as he wanted : but he told me that his ...
... Pennsylvania , but had quitted the pro- vince on account of a quarrel with George Keith , the governor . He could not give me employment himself , having little to do , and already as many persons as he wanted : but he told me that his ...
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... Pennsylvania . The person who pur- chased them employed Keimer to manage the business , but he died a few years after . I had now at Philadelphia no competitor but Bradford , who , being in easy circumstan- ces , did not engage in the ...
... Pennsylvania . The person who pur- chased them employed Keimer to manage the business , but he died a few years after . I had now at Philadelphia no competitor but Bradford , who , being in easy circumstan- ces , did not engage in the ...
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... Pennsylvania . Most of the inhab- itants were too much immersed in business to think of scientific pursuits ; and those few , whose inclinations led them to study , found it difficult to gratify them , from the want of libraries suffi ...
... Pennsylvania . Most of the inhab- itants were too much immersed in business to think of scientific pursuits ; and those few , whose inclinations led them to study , found it difficult to gratify them , from the want of libraries suffi ...
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... Pennsylvania ; and was re - elected by succeeding assemblies for several years , until he was cho- sen a representative for the City of Philadel- phia . Bradford was possessed of some advantages over Franklin , by being Post - master ...
... Pennsylvania ; and was re - elected by succeeding assemblies for several years , until he was cho- sen a representative for the City of Philadel- phia . Bradford was possessed of some advantages over Franklin , by being Post - master ...
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... Pennsylvania , a spirit of dispute appears to have prevailed amongst its inhabitants . During the lifetime of William Penn , the Constitution had been three times altered . After this period , the history of Pennsylvania is little else ...
... Pennsylvania , a spirit of dispute appears to have prevailed amongst its inhabitants . During the lifetime of William Penn , the Constitution had been three times altered . After this period , the history of Pennsylvania is little else ...
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