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in your mind help enough already : but , says he , my son at Philadelphia has lately lost his principal hand , Aquila Rose , by death . If you go thither I believe he may employ you . Philadelphia was 100 miles farther .
in your mind help enough already : but , says he , my son at Philadelphia has lately lost his principal hand , Aquila Rose , by death . If you go thither I believe he may employ you . Philadelphia was 100 miles farther .
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Franklin returned to Philadelphia and reported his failure to Sir William . ] And since he will not set you up , says he , I will do it my self . Give me an inventory of the things necessary to be had from England , and I will send for ...
Franklin returned to Philadelphia and reported his failure to Sir William . ] And since he will not set you up , says he , I will do it my self . Give me an inventory of the things necessary to be had from England , and I will send for ...
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... 263; charter, reservation re levying of taxes by Parliament, 266 Pennsylvania Gazette, established by Keimer and bought by Franklin, 103; first American cartoon, 145; papers in, re Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia — cont.
... 263; charter, reservation re levying of taxes by Parliament, 266 Pennsylvania Gazette, established by Keimer and bought by Franklin, 103; first American cartoon, 145; papers in, re Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia — cont.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 27 |
THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE | 68 |
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American Tradition Makers of the American tradition series |
| Author | I. Bernard Cohen |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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