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The remaining thirty - one thousand pounds I would have continued to be let out on interest , in the manner above directed , for another hundred years , as I hope it will have been found that the institution has had a good effect on the ...
The remaining thirty - one thousand pounds I would have continued to be let out on interest , in the manner above directed , for another hundred years , as I hope it will have been found that the institution has had a good effect on the ...
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At the end of this second term , if no unfortunate accident has prevented the operation , the sum will be four millions and sixty one thousand pounds sterling , of which I leave one million sixty one thousand pounds to the disposition ...
At the end of this second term , if no unfortunate accident has prevented the operation , the sum will be four millions and sixty one thousand pounds sterling , of which I leave one million sixty one thousand pounds to the disposition ...
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amounts to three pounds , in the whole near ten pounds ; “ whereas in an hospital , one nurse , one fire , etc. , will be “ sufficient for ten patients , the extra expences will be in" considerable , and the surgeons fees taken off ...
amounts to three pounds , in the whole near ten pounds ; “ whereas in an hospital , one nurse , one fire , etc. , will be “ sufficient for ten patients , the extra expences will be in" considerable , and the surgeons fees taken off ...
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Contents
THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE | 68 |
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
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Bibliographic information
| 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 | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 18 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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