Benjamin Franklin Papers: from Major Benjamin Tallmadge to Silas Deane, 1781 December 27.

Name:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Date:

1781-12-27

Description:

Withersfield. Concerning the interception and publication of a letter said to be addressed to him by Mr. Silas Deane, in which union with Great Britian is advocated; shows how groundless are the arguments used; believes in ultimate independence. L.S. 7p. Press copy. Printed in Collections of New York Historical Society, 1889. "Deane Papers," IV 557.

Provenance:

Bequeathed by Benjamin Franklin to his grandson William Temple Franklin. Bequeathed by William Temple Franklin to George Fox who in turn passed on possession to his children, Charles and Mary. Found at the Fox family estate at Champlost in a stable loft by Mrs. Holbrook around 1862 and given to her by Eliza Fox subsequently. Sold by her son George O. Holbrook to a committee of friends of the University of Pennsylvania Library in 1903 and gifted by them to the University the same year.

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Letters

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 900, Volume XI Page 32b

Collection:

Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)