Letters on Smoky Chimneys 1762-1785

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Letters on Smoky Chimneys 1762-1785

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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American printer, author, statesman, and inventor. Volume contains two holograph letters, a printed title page, and a portrait of Franklin. First letter is to Sir Alexander Dick, January 21, 1762; the second is to Dr. Ingenhousz, August 28, 1785.

.15 linear foot (1 v.)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...