Collection, 1747-1788.

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Collection, 1747-1788.

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Correspondence includes ALS from Franklin to Joshua Babcock, 1763 Sept. 5; ALS from Franklin to Sir Charles Blagden, 1783 July 29; ALS from Franklin to Samuel Cooper Johonnot, 1783 Aug. 19; 9 letters from Franklin to Jared Eliot, 1747-1755 (one via Eliot to Thos. Clap); 1 letter from Franklin (copy by Thomas Binns) to [Benjamin Webb], 1784 Apr. 22; and ALS from Franklin to Josiah Wedgwood, 1788 May 15. Also includes many forgeries of Benjamin Franklin letters; numerous items of correspondence between others concerning Benjamin Franklin; The Commonplace Book of Edward Taylor mentions Franklin; and a certificate of membership in the American Philosophical Society for Ezra Stiles signed by Franklin (as President of the APS), 1786 Jun. 20.

.5 linear ft.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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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 ...