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A facsimile of the original work written and printed by Benjamin Franklin in 1747. This is one of 15 copies from the original in the Massachusetts historical society, April, 1937.
Names
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
(Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued:
1937
(Inferred)
Place:
Boston
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KD 1747 (Franklin, B. Plain truth)
Topics
Pennsylvania
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History
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Colonial period
Pennsylvania
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Politics and government
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To 1775
Philadelphia
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History
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Colonial period
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Notes
Citation/reference: Evans 5948
Physical Description
Extent: 22, [4] p. 23.5 cm
Signatures: A-C⁴.
Head and tail pieces; initials. A woodcut of Hercules and the wagoner on verso of t.-p.
Title-page and last leaf of second edition ([4] p.) are included at end.
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Text
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NYPL catalog ID (B-number):
b14514707
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2669ee70-90da-0131-6960-58d385a7b928
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