The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 7: Volume 7: October 1, 1756 Through March 31, 1758

by Benjamin Franklin

The seventh volume concludes the first period of Franklin's public service in Pennsylvania, and takes him to England to begin his "second career," that of colonial agent. Problems of defense during the war with France, quartering of British troops in Philadelphia, and financing of Pennsylvania's military heavily engaged his attention as Assembly leader. When the dispute over taxation of proprietary estates led the Assembly to send him to England,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300006578
• ISBN13: 9780300006575
• Release Date: September 1963
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 453 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"