Every Day Life in the Colonies (1905)

Every Day Life in the Colonies (1905) PDF

Author: Gertrude Lincoln Stone

Publisher:

Published: 2008-08-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781436905688

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Franklin's Father Josiah

Franklin's Father Josiah PDF

Author: Nian-Sheng Huang

Publisher: American Philosophical Society

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9780871699039

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Josiah Franklin, a tallow chandler and soapmaker, remains a marginal figure in most biographies of his well-known son, Benjamin Franklin, due largely to a lack of written documentation. Biographers of Franklin included him mainly from a genealogical viewpoint, and few of them gave him further attention. Here, Huang has reconstructed Josiah Franklin's life based on fragmented yet valuable manuscripts in several archival sites in the Boston area, such as his bills, letters, subscriptions, participation in petitions, and court warrants for his legal disputes. She has also drawn info. from newspapers, diaries, business accounts, inventories, deeds, and probate records which were useful to assess his trade and financial circumstances. Illus.