The life of Benjamin Franklin : an autobiographical manuscript, [1771-1789].

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

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 ...

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Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume, -1794

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Translator. From the description of Papers of Louis Guillaume Le Veillard, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448993 ...

Church, Elihu Dwight, 1835-1908

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Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

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Bendikson, Lodewyk, 1878-

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Bliss, Leslie E.

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Butler, William C., fl. 1926-1927.

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