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Benjamin Franklin

17 January 1706 - 17 April 1790

A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.

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  • Cover of: A Dissertation On Liberty, Necessity, Pleasure, And Pain

    First published in 1725 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Articles Of Belief And Acts Of Religion Vol.2

    First published in 1728 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A modest enquiry into the nature and necessity of a paper-currency.: [Three lines of quotation in Latin]

    First published in 1729 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Know all men by these presents, that [blank] held and firmly bound unto [blank] in the sum of [blank] lawful money ...

    First published in 1732 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A dissertation on liberty and necessity, pleasure and pain

    First published in 1733 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A defence of the Rev. Mr. Hemphill's observations: or, An answer to the vindication of the reverend Commission.: [Eleven lines of quotations]

    First published in 1735 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A letter to a friend in the country: containing the substance of a sermon preach'd at Philadelphia, in the congregation of the Rev. Mr. Hemphill, concerning the terms of Christian and ministerial communion. : [Three lines of Scripture texts]

    First published in 1735 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Some observations on the proceedings against the Rev. Mr. Hemphill: with a vindication of his sermons.

    First published in 1735 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Philadelphia, May 7. 1741: extract of a letter from one of the officers, who went from this place, dated, Before Carthagena, April 3. 1741

    First published in 1741 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A proposal for promoting useful knowledge among the British plantations in America.

    First published in 1743 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A catalogue of choice and valuable books: consisting of near 600 volumes, in most faculties and sciences, viz. divinity, history, law, mathematics, philosophy, physic, poetry, &c. Which will begin to be sold for ready money, only, by Benj. Franklin, at the Post-Office in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the 11th of April 1744. at nine a clock in the morning ...

    First published in 1744 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: An account of the new invented Pennsylvanian fire-places

    First published in 1744 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A Treaty, held at the town of Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, by the Honourable the lieutenant-governor of the province, and the Honourable the commissioners for the provinces of Virginia and Maryland, with the Indians of the Six Nations, in June, 1744.

    First published in 1744 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Supplement to the Pennyslvania Gazette, No. 867: Philadelphia, July 25, 1745. Monday evening the General Assembly of this Province met, having been called by the Governor; who the next morning sent them the following message ...

    First published in 1745 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: L'art de se rendre heureux par les songes. C'est a dire en se procurant telle espece de songes que l'on puisse desirer conformement a ses inclinations

    First published in 1746 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Reflection On Courtship And Marriage

    First published in 1746 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Plain truth: or, serious considerations on the present state of the city of Philadelphia, and province of Pennsylvania. By a tradesman of Philadelphia.

    First published in 1747 4 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Plain truth, or, Serious considerations on the present state of the city of Philadelphia and province of Pennsylvania

    First published in 1747 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Letters between Theophilus and Eugenio on the moral pravity of man and the means of his restoration: wrote in the East-Indies, and now first published from the original manuscript.

    First published in 1747 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Proposals relating to the education of youth in Pensilvania.

    First published in 1749 2 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Statesmen, Biography, Early works to 1800, Franklin, benjamin, 1706-1790, History, Politics and government, American Maxims, Success, Correspondence, Maxims, Electricity, Conduct of life, American Almanacs, Foreign relations, Early works to 1850, Quotations, Marriage, Wealth, American literature, Fiction, Juvenile literature, Sources, Anglo-French War, 1755-1763, Colonies, Fireplaces
Places
United States, Pennsylvania, Great Britain, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Philadelphia, America, France, Massachusetts, England, Mallard residence, Milford meeting house, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Missouri, Philadelphia (Pa.), Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Grande-Bretagne
People
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Peyton Farquhar, Brently Mallard, Devil, Elizabeth, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Mr. Hooper, Nollet abbé (1700-1770), Richards, Abigail Williams, Amanda Wingfield, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth Proctor, Ethelred, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, Jim O'Connor, John Douglas (1721-1807)
Time
1775-1783, To 1775, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1783-1789, Revolution, 1775-1783, 18th century, 1861-1865, 19th century, American Civil War, 1861-65, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, 1755-1763, French and Indian War, 1755-1763, To 1865, 1754-1763, 1760-1789, 1600s, 1750s, 1789-1809, Benjamin Franklin, Civil War, December, Siege, 1741, To 1763 (New France)

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April 7, 2020 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari Edited without comment.
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