Samuel Jackson Pratt, novelist and poet (1747-1814), 1952 1952

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Samuel Jackson Pratt, novelist and poet (1747-1814), 1952 1952

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This dissertation describes Pratt as the first English novelist to introduce the theme of the American Revolution as material for fiction, and mentions that Pratt, using the name Courtney Melmoth, met Benjamin Franklin in Paris.

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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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