Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin, Volumen1H. Colburn, 1818 - 541 páginas |
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... province , and that soon - to be sunk . The wealthy inhabitants opposed any addition ; being against all paper currency , from the apprehension that it would depreciate as it had done in New England , to the injury of all credi- tors ...
... province , and that soon - to be sunk . The wealthy inhabitants opposed any addition ; being against all paper currency , from the apprehension that it would depreciate as it had done in New England , to the injury of all credi- tors ...
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... province being without it , ) I considered it as a proper vehicle for conveying instruction among the common people , who bought scarcely any other books . I therefore filled all the little spaces that occurred between the remarkable ...
... province being without it , ) I considered it as a proper vehicle for conveying instruction among the common people , who bought scarcely any other books . I therefore filled all the little spaces that occurred between the remarkable ...
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... province had lately been begun , but instead of being made with hardy industrious husbandmen accustomed to labor , the only peo- ple fit for such an enterprise , it was with families of broken shop - keepers , and other insolvent debt ...
... province had lately been begun , but instead of being made with hardy industrious husbandmen accustomed to labor , the only peo- ple fit for such an enterprise , it was with families of broken shop - keepers , and other insolvent debt ...
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... province , having proved abortive ; I proposed to try what might be done by a voluntary subscrip- tion of the people : to promote this , I first wrote and published a pamphlet , intitled PLAIN TRUTH , in PART II . 169 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN .
... province , having proved abortive ; I proposed to try what might be done by a voluntary subscrip- tion of the people : to promote this , I first wrote and published a pamphlet , intitled PLAIN TRUTH , in PART II . 169 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN .
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... province , the secretary had no precedent from which to draw the proclamation . My education in New - England , where a fast is proclaimed every year , was here of some advantage : I drew it in the accustomed style ; it was translated ...
... province , the secretary had no precedent from which to draw the proclamation . My education in New - England , where a fast is proclaimed every year , was here of some advantage : I drew it in the accustomed style ; it was translated ...
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accordingly acquainted affairs afterwards agreed America answer appeared appointed apprehended Art of Virtue assembly attended Barclay bill Boston Boston port act Britain British colonies common conduct considered continued copy crown defence desire dispute duty endeavored England father favor Franklin friends gave give governor grant money hands honor inhabitants injury Keimer king letters liberty London Lord Chatham Lord Dartmouth Lord Hillsborough Lord Hyde Lord Stanhope lordship majesty Majesty's means measures ment mentioned ministers never observed obtained occasion opinion paper parliament Pennsylvania perhaps person petition Philadelphia pleased present printed printing-house privy council proposed proprietaries province Quakers reason received repeal respect sent sentiments ship soon stamp act Street supposed thing Thomas Hutchinson Thomas Whately thought tion told took town virtue waggons wished writing wrote