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The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 15
Volume 15: January 1, 1768, through December 31 1768
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 16
Volume 16: January 1, 1769, through December 31, 1769
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 17
Volume 17, January 1, 1770 through December 31, 1770
The year 1770 was momentous on both sides of the Atlantic. In England, Lord North began his long and calamitous ministry by repealing all the Townsend duties except that on tea. This partial repeal eroded the basis of the...
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 18
Volume 18: January 1, 1771 through December 31, 1771
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 36
Volume 36: November 1, 1781, through March 15, 1782
As the volume opens, Franklin despairs of living long enough to see the war come to an end. He had been plagued by continued financial demands from Congress that he could not meet and was worried about how much further he...
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 34
Volume 34: November 16, 1780, through April 30, 1781
This volume spans the period from late fall 1780 through the spring of 1781 and continues the documentation of Franklin’s mission as minister plenipotentiary to France. During these eventful months, Franklin averts a...
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 38
Volume 38, August 16, 1782, through January 20, 1783
This volume covers the five-month period ending January 20, 1783, when Britain signed preliminary articles of peace with France and Spain, and Britain and the United States declared a cessation of hostilities, effectively...
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 5
Volume 5: July 1, 1753 through March 31, 1755
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 29
Volume 29: March 1 through June 30, 1779
Barbara B. Oberg, editorDorothy W. Bridgwater, Ellen R. Cohn, Jonathan R. Dull, Catherine M. Prelinger, associate editors; Marilyn A. Morris, assistant editor; Claude A. Lopez, consulting editorThis volume marks...
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 30
Volume 30: July 1 through October 31, 1779