[Book on heraldry], [18th century?] Circa 18th century

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[Book on heraldry], [18th century?] Circa 18th century

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This volume contains descriptions of coats of arms, including Benjamin Franklin's. The Franklin inscription is a forgery. At the end of this volume is a note and a printed map relating to the Mason and Dixon survey, taken from the "Philosophical Transactions."

1.0 Volume(s), 1 volume, 26 p.

American Philosophical Society

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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 ...

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The author of this volume informed his correspondents about the trade of pepper and rum in New York between November and December 1801. He also did business in Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore. From the guide to the New York Mercantile letter book, 1801, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan) This volume contains copied passages from several sources, including the works of John Locke, histories of England and Europe, and treatises on religion. F...