The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 8: Volume 8: April 1, 1758 Through December 31, 1759

by Benjamin Franklin

In this volume Franklin is representing the Pennsylvania Assembly in London, meeting with limited success before the Privy Council over the question of the Proprietor's alleged fraud in Indian lands and with complete reversal over an issue of parliamentary privilege. The personal antagonism between him and Proprietor Thomas Penn develops into an angry break. His personal success, however, is extensive. He travels widely, looking up ancestors and surviving...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300006586
• ISBN13: 9780300006582
• Release Date: September 1965
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 514 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"