Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 [Testimonial in defense of Silas Deane]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00782.02 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 18 December 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Franklin, as Ambassador to France, asserts that the accusations of fraud against Deane are false. British newspapers had accused Deane of making fraudulent purchases of munitions in France.
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