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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Page 124
... minister , in his little camp . This gentleman , complaining that the men did not regularly attend prayers , Franklin called his attention to their punctuality in coming morning and evening for their half gill of rum , " Now , " said he ...
... minister , in his little camp . This gentleman , complaining that the men did not regularly attend prayers , Franklin called his attention to their punctuality in coming morning and evening for their half gill of rum , " Now , " said he ...
Page 125
... minister as a proof of the popular intention to take the government from him by force ! He also described Franklin as the great obstacle in Pennsylvania to the king's service , and as constantly interfering to prevent the proper form of ...
... minister as a proof of the popular intention to take the government from him by force ! He also described Franklin as the great obstacle in Pennsylvania to the king's service , and as constantly interfering to prevent the proper form of ...
Page 152
... minister was very happy to receive his suggestions , and frequently mentions his high opinion of him . He pressed upon government the relative situation of the Indians with regard to the English and French possessions , and urged that ...
... minister was very happy to receive his suggestions , and frequently mentions his high opinion of him . He pressed upon government the relative situation of the Indians with regard to the English and French possessions , and urged that ...
Page 153
... minister , without any solicitation on his part , conferred it on the doctor's eldest son . Our author returned to America in the summer of 1762 , relieving the tedium of the voyage by making observations on the well known effect of oil ...
... minister , without any solicitation on his part , conferred it on the doctor's eldest son . Our author returned to America in the summer of 1762 , relieving the tedium of the voyage by making observations on the well known effect of oil ...
Page 158
... ministers : - " I apprehend , gentlemen , that your informer is mistaken . He indeed has taken great pains to give unfavourable impressions of me , and perhaps may flatter himself , that so much true industry should not be totally ...
... ministers : - " I apprehend , gentlemen , that your informer is mistaken . He indeed has taken great pains to give unfavourable impressions of me , and perhaps may flatter himself , that so much true industry should not be totally ...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ... Leonard Woods No preview available - 2016 |
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