Manuscripts
Benjamin Franklin Petition to the King's most Excellent Majesty in Counsel…on behalf of the Indians
- Description
A contemporary copy.
- Date
- 1759 February
- Call number
- mssWalking
- Provenance
- Purchased for the Huntington from Donald A. Heald Rare Books and Fine Art by the Library Collectors' Council, January 2020.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Rights
- The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Associated people
- Allen, William, (1704-1780.)



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