Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 86
... Philadelphia , heard there of me , and wrote me a letter , mentioning the con- cern of my friends in Boston at my abrupt departure , as- suring me of their goodwill to me , and that every thing would be accommodated to my mind if I ...
... Philadelphia , heard there of me , and wrote me a letter , mentioning the con- cern of my friends in Boston at my abrupt departure , as- suring me of their goodwill to me , and that every thing would be accommodated to my mind if I ...
Page 87
... Philadelphia , and I still kept it . Had it been known that I depended on the Governor , probably some friend that knew him better would have advised me not to rely on him , as I afterwards heard it as his known character to be liberal ...
... Philadelphia , and I still kept it . Had it been known that I depended on the Governor , probably some friend that knew him better would have advised me not to rely on him , as I afterwards heard it as his known character to be liberal ...
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... Philadelphia , only , as Philadelphia is in- corporated , I request the corporation of that city to under- take the management agreeably to the said directions ; and I do hereby vest them with full and ample powers for that purpose ...
... Philadelphia , only , as Philadelphia is in- corporated , I request the corporation of that city to under- take the management agreeably to the said directions ; and I do hereby vest them with full and ample powers for that purpose ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
Copyright | |
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