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... but sufficient sums were soon received to procure the ground and erect the building which was 100 feet long & 70 broad , about the size of Westminster - hall ; and the work was carried on with such spirit as to be finished in a much ...
... but sufficient sums were soon received to procure the ground and erect the building which was 100 feet long & 70 broad , about the size of Westminster - hall ; and the work was carried on with such spirit as to be finished in a much ...
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I have been continued one of its trustees from the beginning , now near forty years , and have had the very great pleasure of seeing a number of the youth who have received their education in it , distinguished by their improved ...
I have been continued one of its trustees from the beginning , now near forty years , and have had the very great pleasure of seeing a number of the youth who have received their education in it , distinguished by their improved ...
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Their several returns being received , and summed up together , the numbers turned out as follows , Had the Smallpox in the Of these died Received the distemper by Inoculation , Of these died common way , Whites Blacks Whites Blacks ...
Their several returns being received , and summed up together , the numbers turned out as follows , Had the Smallpox in the Of these died Received the distemper by Inoculation , Of these died common way , Whites Blacks Whites Blacks ...
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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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