ALS, 1781 September 13 : Passy, to Richard Bache.

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ALS, 1781 September 13 : Passy, to Richard Bache.

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Franklin comments briefly to his son-in-law on several family matters, then discusses [Joseph] Galloway, once a friend with whom Franklin had entrusted care of his correspondence. "I should not have left them in his Hands, if he had not deceived me ... I thought he was become a stanch Friend to the glorious Cause. I was mistaken."

3 p. ; 23 x 18.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803

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Bache, Richard, 1737-1811

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