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Collection of Benjamin Franklin materials
Collection of Benjamin Franklin materials

Manuscripts

Collection of Benjamin Franklin materials

Description: This collection consists of various manuscripts and letters by, to, and about American diplomat Benjamin Franklin assembled at the Huntington Library. The materials date from 1750 to 1787. Additional Franklin manuscripts housed separately are listed in the Related Materials section of this finding aid.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1753 [i.e. 1754] January 1
Call number: HM 21675
Creator: Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The collection was assembled from various sources.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Associated people: Belcher, Jonathan, (1682-1757.)

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