The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of the Independence...Hunt and Clark, 1826 - 407 pages |
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... another line of composition . As the period for Franklin's proposed voyage to Eng- land approached , he applied frequently at the govern ment - house for his letters of credit and recommenda- 26 LIFE OF DR FRANKLIN .
... another line of composition . As the period for Franklin's proposed voyage to Eng- land approached , he applied frequently at the govern ment - house for his letters of credit and recommenda- 26 LIFE OF DR FRANKLIN .
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... ment - house for his letters of credit and recommenda- tion ; but a future day was always appointed . The sail- ing of the ship was postponed more than once ; but the governor still was not ready . At last , when the ves- sel was about ...
... ment - house for his letters of credit and recommenda- tion ; but a future day was always appointed . The sail- ing of the ship was postponed more than once ; but the governor still was not ready . At last , when the ves- sel was about ...
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... ment secret until the materials should arrive : our author was to find work in the mean time at the other printing - house . This however he could not obtain ; and Keimer , being pressed with some printing from New Jersey , sent a civil ...
... ment secret until the materials should arrive : our author was to find work in the mean time at the other printing - house . This however he could not obtain ; and Keimer , being pressed with some printing from New Jersey , sent a civil ...
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... ment . " He finally agreed , that if Franklin would pay the debts of the firm , and some small ones of his own , return the 100l . advanced , and give him 307. and a new saddle , he would relinquish all his interest in the partnership ...
... ment . " He finally agreed , that if Franklin would pay the debts of the firm , and some small ones of his own , return the 100l . advanced , and give him 307. and a new saddle , he would relinquish all his interest in the partnership ...
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... ment of partnership , according to which , Franklin was to have one - third of the final profits of the trade . He was a well - educated young man , but ignorant of accounts , and while he lived , they were never regu- larly remitted ...
... ment of partnership , according to which , Franklin was to have one - third of the final profits of the trade . He was a well - educated young man , but ignorant of accounts , and while he lived , they were never regu- larly remitted ...
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