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An edition of David Franks (2010)

David Franks

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"A biography of David Franks, an American Jewish merchant in Philadelphia during the colonial period and the War for Independence. A supplier to the British Army since the French and Indian War, Franks, though acquitted of treason, was forced out of Pennsylvania"--Provided by publisher.

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Pennsylvania State University Press
Language
English
Pages
263

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Subjects

Merchants, Trials, litigation, Jews, Equipment, Great Britain, Great Britain. Army, Trials (Treason), Contractors, Biography, History, Great britain, army, Jews, united states, biography, Trials (treason), Philadelphia (pa.), history

People

David Franks (1720-1794)

Places

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), Philadelphia

Times

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Revolution, 1775-1783, 18th century

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Table of Contents

David Franks, arrested for treason
Family, friends, and associates
Indian affairs, family growth, and supplying the Army
Commercial adventures
Plumsted and Franks, agents for the contractors
General Jeffrey Amherst and Colonel Henry Bouquet
Major General Thomas Gage
Franks, Inglis, and Barkly, agents for the contractors
Levy and Franks and land speculation companies
A time of transition
Working both sides of the street
War and financial turmoil in Philadelphia
The revenge of the radicals
A time of trials
Exiles
The final chapter
Appendix A: letters to the editor
Appendix B: questions of death and burial
Appendix C: "Dear Mrs. Cad" : a Revolutionary War letter of Rebecca Franks.

Edition Notes

"A Keystone book"--P. facing t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-251) and index.

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University Park, Pa

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
974.8/1102092, B
Library of Congress
F158.4.F73 S747 2010, F158.4.F73S747 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 263 p. ;
Number of pages
263

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24379512M
Internet Archive
davidfrankscolon0000ster
ISBN 10
0271036699, 0271030984
ISBN 13
9780271036694, 9780271030982
LCCN
2009046029
OCLC/WorldCat
465867425

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