Letter [manuscript]. 1771.

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Letter [manuscript]. 1771.

Letter concerning Tahiti, New Zealand written to Bishop of St Asaph after talking with Banks and Solander and containing the germ of the idea that he and Dalrymple put into their pamphlet 10 days later.

14 p.

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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 ...