Notebooks, 1666-1725; c. 1783.

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Notebooks, 1666-1725; c. 1783.

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These volumes consist largely of poetry written by Franklin, 1666-1725. Several of these poems are acrostics and were written for family and friends. There are also many religious and moral poems as Franklin frequently converted psalms to rhymes. Volume one contains three loose fragments. There is also an excellent trade card, c. 1675, pasted into the front cover of each volume, pertaining to Franklin's silk-dying business. Most of volume two contains the writings and notes of an unidentified youth (in 1783?). Though the volumes carry the endorsements Jane Mecum and Elizabeth Franklin, no attribution of author can be made. There are school history notes and poems. Included is a copy of a letter and poem written by his nephew, Benjamin Franklin.

2 v. ; octavo.

Gadsden Public 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 ...

Franklin, Elizabeth A., 1950-

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Elizabeth (Lizzie) Franklin married Paul Townsend, born near Townsendville, at her family home on DuBois Road, near Ithaca, New York. From the description of Wedding trousseau inventory, 1911. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64071743 ...

Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1650-1727

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Benjamin Franklin (1650-1727), the uncle of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), was a silk-dyer from London who came, in 1715, to Boston, Mass. From the description of Notebooks, 1666-1725; c. 1783. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259354 Franklin, brother of Josiah Franklin and uncle of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), was a silk dyer in London, and emigrated to Boston in 1715. Mary (1673-1758), daughter of Benjamin's brother Thomas F...