William Franklin miscellany

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unitid

{"value"=>"4388", "type"=>"local_mss"}

origination

{"value"=>"Franklin, William, 1731-1813", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"William Franklin miscellany"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1764-1776", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1764/1776"}

physdesc

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physloc

{"value"=>"MssCol 4388", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"Various documents created or endorsed by William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, in his capacity as Royal Governor of New Jersey, including a warrant for a provincial treasurer's salary; a marriage license, a law license, a request to pardon one Mary Van Buskirk, and a fair copy of an extensive letter from Franklin to the Earl of Dartmouth, dated Perth Amboy, 1776, relating to the state of politics and government in the Province of New Jersey, and noting that the majority of people in the provinces of New Jersey and Pennsylvania \"are greatly averse to an independency.\""}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Some material was originally received as part of the Thomas Addis Emmett and Ford collections.</p>"}

date_inclusive_start

1764

date_inclusive_end

1776

keydate

1764

prefercite

{"value"=>"William Franklin miscellany, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1764

date_end

1776

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