Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 [Contracting Thomas Mumford of New London, Connecticut to acquire 50 tons of gunpowder for colonies]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06401 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 28 November 1775 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.7 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Benjamin Franklin, Josiah Bartlett, Francis Lewis, Samuel Ward and Thomas Willing, all as members of a Committee of Secrecy appointed by the "honble. the Continental Congress..." Also signed by Thomas Mumford. Lays out the terms for the procurement and transaction.
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