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Franklin before the Lords in Council, London, England, in the year 1774. For the first time printed, containing all the answers to the questions that were put to him by the Council. The answers given by Franklin were not found until after the death of Benjamin Franklin, and for the first time published in Philadelphia in 1801, and never published in any other form.

Title
Franklin before the Lords in Council, London, England, in the year 1774. For the first time printed, containing all the answers to the questions that were put to him by the Council. The answers given by Franklin were not found until after the death of Benjamin Franklin, and for the first time published in Philadelphia in 1801, and never published in any other form.
Publication
New York, T.T. Fryer, 1918.

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Additional Authors
  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
  • T. T. Fryer (Firm).
Description
48 [2] p. front. (port.); 18 cm.
Subject
Great Britain
Note
  • The Introduction, the extract from Bancroft's History of the United States relating to Franklin's appearance before the Privy Council, and the Earl of Chatham's speech of January 20, 1775, are here reprinted from a pamphlet published in Philadelphia, 1859, with title: Franklin before the Privy Council.
  • The examination of Franklin, the report of which is here reprinted (p. 22-48) is not the one held before the Privy Council in 1774, but the examination before the House of Commons in 1766, relating to the repeal of the Stamp Act.
Call Number
AN (Franklin) p.v. 251, no. 6
LCCN
18016910
OCLC
40794080
Title
Franklin before the Lords in Council, London, England, in the year 1774. For the first time printed, containing all the answers to the questions that were put to him by the Council. The answers given by Franklin were not found until after the death of Benjamin Franklin, and for the first time published in Philadelphia in 1801, and never published in any other form.
Imprint
New York, T.T. Fryer, 1918.
Added Author
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
T. T. Fryer (Firm).
Research Call Number
AN p.v. 251, no. 6
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