ALS, 1780 March 29, Passy, to C.W.F. Dumas.

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ALS, 1780 March 29, Passy, to C.W.F. Dumas.

Franklin relates his unwitting role in the interception of a letter from Dumas to Carmichael in Madrid by Sir George Grand who showed it to the ambassador in Holland.

2 1/2 p. 30.5 x 19.5 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6822052

Copley Press, J S Copley 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 ...

Dumas, C. W. F. (Charles William Frederick), 1721-1796.

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