Manuscript, 5mo 10 1816.

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Manuscript, 5mo 10 1816.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19496485

William Wharton's notes on a conversation which he had with his uncle, Joseph Wharton, concerning the latter's reminiscences of his discussions with Benjamin West in England and Wharton's subsequent escape from England to France, following the interception by British authorities of correspondence between him and Benjamin Franklin. Also includes an account of a vision about America which came to West's father, John West, many years earlier.

Manuscript: 3 p.Transcript: 9 p. (typescript)

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 6965254

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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 ...

Wharton, William, 1790-1856

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William Wharton, a birthright Quaker, was the son of Charles and Hannah (Redwood) Wharton of Philadelphia. In 1817 he married Deborah Fisher at Pine Street Meeting. From the description of Manuscript, 5mo 10 1816. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 19496485 ...

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West, Benjamin, 1738-1820

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Wharton, Joseph, 1734-1816

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