Bill of receipt : Philadelphia, to Misters Darling and Whiting, February 12, 1754.

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Bill of receipt : Philadelphia, to Misters Darling and Whiting, February 12, 1754.

One of a group of four letters from Franklin to Misters Darling and Whiting of New Haven acquired by James D. Perkins and donated to the Franklin Association at its reunion program in 1900. Mr. Perkins was in the class of 1842. The Franklin Association was affiliated with the Teachers College of the City of Boston. The donation came to the university after the merger with Boston State College, formerly the Teachers College. It is accompanied by a copy of a letter from Perkins, a label, and a clipping concerning the donation.

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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 ...