The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin

The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin 1706-1790 Cn Franklin
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2021-09-09
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ISBN: 9781013513923

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The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin

The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2018-01-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780428890049

Excerpt from The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself; Together With Essays, Humorous, Moral and Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator In the refearches I made at Eaton, I found no account of their births, marriages, and deaths, ear lier than in the year 1555; the parifh regiiler not extending farther back than that period. This re giller informed me, that I was the youngefi fon of the youngel't branch of the family, counting fi've generations. My grandfather, Thomas, who was born in 1598, living at Eaton till he was too old to continue his trade, when he retired to Banbury in Oxfordfhire, where his fon John, who Was a dyer, refided, and with whom my father was ap prenticed. He died, and was buried there: we faw his monument in 1758. His eldefl: fon lived in the family houfe at Eaton, which he bequeath ed, with the land belonging to it, to' his only daugh ter; who, in concert with her hufband, Mr. Fifher of Wellingborough, afterwa1ds fold it to Mfr. Ell cd, the prefent proprietor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin Consisting of His Life Written by Himself Together with Essays Humorous, Moral, & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator

The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin Consisting of His Life Written by Himself Together with Essays Humorous, Moral, & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator
Author: BENJAMIN. FRANKLIN
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2018-04-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781385436219

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Library of Congress W017368 Two volumes in one, each with engraved title page. Volume 1 contains the Life of Franklin, v. 2 the Essays. Edited by Benjamin Vaughan. Preface to v. 1 includes a letter from Richard Price. Pages 108-164 of v. 1 have the continuation of Franklin's Life written by Henry Steuber. Date of publication supplied by Evans. Pagination: v. 1, [1], 6-174 p., 2 leaf of plates; v. 2, [1], 4-139, [5] p., 1 leaf of plates. Frontispiece portrait and title pages engraved by P.R. Maverick. "Extracts from the last will and testament of Dr. Franklin."--v. 1, p. 165-174. Note to the binders, p. 140, regarding folding of signature A of v. 1, and noting the second gathering F of v. 2. New York: Printed by Tiebout & Obrian for H. Gain, V. Nutter, R. McGill, T. Allen, J, Read, E. Duyckinck, & Co. and Edward Mitchell no. 9, Maiden Lane, [1794]. 2 v.: port.; 8°