THE WORKS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; CONTAINING SEVERAL POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL TRACTS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY FORMER EDITION AND MANY LETTERS OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE NOT HITHERTO PUBLISHED WITH NOTES AND A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.1844 |
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... friend , with direc- tions to forward them to him by the first safe oppor- tunity . He accordingly put them together in a par- cel , and sent them to Mr. Jeffries , who was then confined to his bed by sickness , and unable to leave the ...
... friend , with direc- tions to forward them to him by the first safe oppor- tunity . He accordingly put them together in a par- cel , and sent them to Mr. Jeffries , who was then confined to his bed by sickness , and unable to leave the ...
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... Friends in Paris . - Interview with Voltaire . Franklin appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of France . - Machinations of his Enemies to procure his Recall . Mr. Arthur Lee.- Mr. Ralph Izard . —Visit of Sir Wil- liam Jones ...
... Friends in Paris . - Interview with Voltaire . Franklin appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of France . - Machinations of his Enemies to procure his Recall . Mr. Arthur Lee.- Mr. Ralph Izard . —Visit of Sir Wil- liam Jones ...
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... friends , that I should certainly make a good scholar , encouraged him in this purpose of his . My uncle Benjamin too ap- proved of it , and proposed to give me his shorthand volumes of sermons , to set up with , if I would learn his ...
... friends , that I should certainly make a good scholar , encouraged him in this purpose of his . My uncle Benjamin too ap- proved of it , and proposed to give me his shorthand volumes of sermons , to set up with , if I would learn his ...
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... friends , who amused themselves by writing little pieces for this pa- per , which gained it credit , and made it more in de- mand , and these gentlemen often visited us . Hearing their conversations , and their accounts of the approba ...
... friends , who amused themselves by writing little pieces for this pa- per , which gained it credit , and made it more in de- mand , and these gentlemen often visited us . Hearing their conversations , and their accounts of the approba ...
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... friends , what he should do in this conjuncture , it was proposed to elude the order by changing the name of the paper . But my brother , seeing inconveniences in this , came to a conclusion , as a better way , to let the paper in ...
... friends , what he should do in this conjuncture , it was proposed to elude the order by changing the name of the paper . But my brother , seeing inconveniences in this , came to a conclusion , as a better way , to let the paper in ...
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