Papers.

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Papers.

More than half of the known surviving manuscripts, with photocopies of the remaining materials to be acquired. Includes letters and drafts of letters to and from Franklin and members of his family, manuscript and printed enclosures, bills, receipts, account books, shop books, diaries, memoranda, reports, and many other material documenting all aspects of Franklin's life.

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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 ...