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Forgotten Franklin Letters Offer Glimpse Into U.S. History
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: u, s., history, america, benjamin franklin, society, culture, government, united states, london, discovery, americans, freedoms, news, politics, usa )

PinkMindy
- 212 days ago - cnn.com
London- An American professor doing research in London stumbled across a series of previously unknown letters written by, and about Benjamin Franklin, a stunning find that sheds new light on early U.S. American history.
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SirRobert THE FIFTH KNIGHT (270)
Saturday April 25, 2009, 1:58 pm
This raises the constant question:

What other letters, manuscripts and diaries are yet to be discovered, shedding even more new light upon American history --- or even upon other national historic records???

Re-discovering the 'past' is truly an exciting proposition.

Thank you Melinda for sharing this with us!
 

PinkMindy Ellinwood (259)
Saturday April 25, 2009, 3:48 pm
Thanks Robert, for note and comment.
 

Joycey B. (695)
Sunday April 26, 2009, 7:45 am
This is wonderful. Thanks Melinda.
 

Kit B. (177)
Sunday April 26, 2009, 8:03 pm
This is a great find, and more so considering the number of people that search for these letters and documents. Many of the early documents are difficult to authenticate because of early biographers "clipping" signatures and selling them. Thanks for an interesting article, Melinda.
 

Randi Savage (19)
Tuesday April 28, 2009, 10:35 pm
Awesome, I wonder if we will be able to read them online?!
 

Cathi Hartline (89)
Saturday May 2, 2009, 6:49 pm
very interesting!! thank You Elaine for the link!
 
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