Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 to Samuel Adams, et al. re: British policy & the potential loss of the colonies
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07651 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1771/05/15 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy
"History shows that by these Steps great Empires have crumbled heretofore; and the late Transactions we have so much Cause to complain of, show that we are in the same Train, and that without a greater Share of Prudence and Wisdom than we seem on both Sides to be possessed of, we shall probably come to the Same Conclusion" Includes only last page of original letter, along with a collateral transcript of the remainder.
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