A bachelor in his twenties was frowned upon and franklin at age 24 was set to find a wife.
Benjamin franklin cheque marbled.
In 1727 potter had ran away to the west indies escaping creditors.
Benjamin franklin is best known as one of the founding fathers who never served as president but was a respected inventor publisher scientist and diplomat.
He also made important contributions to science especially in the understanding of technology.
Benjamin franklin american printer and publisher author inventor and scientist and diplomat.
Now 200 years after his death on april 17 1790 boston and philadelphia are about to become.
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As the author of poor richard s almanack benjamin franklin advised.
Franklin was a noted revolutionary and powerful freemason the grand master of masons of pennsylvania so it s easy to wonder what dark secrets franklin may have hidden in his basement chamber.
January 6 1705 april 17 1790 was an american polymath and one of the founding fathers of the united states franklin was a leading writer printer political philosopher politician freemason postmaster scientist inventor humorist civic activist statesman and diplomat as a scientist he was a major figure in the american.
A painting of franklin s return to philadelphia from europe in 1785 shows him flanked by his son in law in red his daughter and benjamin bache in blue the grandson he d taken to france.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Deborah read and benjamin franklin entered a common law agreement on september 1 1730.
When franklin died in 1790 he left a gift of 5 000 to each of his two favorite cities boston and philadelphia.
One of the foremost of the american founding fathers he helped draft the declaration of independence.
Benjamin franklin provides us with an actual rather than a hypothetical case.