Warrants, 1722.

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Warrants, 1722.

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Warrant issued in 1722 by John Ballantine, clerk, to the Sheriff of Suffolk County, Mass., for the arrest of James Franklin of Boston, printer. (James was the older brother of Benjamin Franklin). Verso contains an annotation by Edward Winslow, sheriff, certifying that said Franklin had been arrested and taken before the justices of the peace. Another warrant issued by Penn Townsend, Edward Bromfield, and J. Willard, justices of the peace, authorizes the gaol keeper to retain custody of Franklin due to refusal to post bond.

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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 ...

Winslow, Edward, 1669-1753

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Ballantine, John, 1677-1735

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Suffolk County (Mass.). Sheriff

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Willard, Joseph A. (Joseph Augustus), 1816-

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Franklin, James, 1697-1735

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Townsend, Penn

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Bromfield, Edward, 1675-1734

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