Accession number
PML 18664
Published
London : Printed [for Wilkie in St. Paul's Churchyard], 1773.
Notes
Collation: title and pref., vii p.; calendar and text 124 leaves. A-P⁸, Q⁶, plus 2 leaves of Emendations.
Preface written by Benjamin Franklin in 1772; the work was printed at the expense of Sir Francis Dashwood, Lord Le Despencer.
Printed on thick paper.
Two letters from Jared Sparks of Cambridge dated 1837 and 1840, relating to the volume have been removed and are located in R-V Autographs Misc., Amer.
Preface written by Benjamin Franklin in 1772; the work was printed at the expense of Sir Francis Dashwood, Lord Le Despencer.
Printed on thick paper.
Two letters from Jared Sparks of Cambridge dated 1837 and 1840, relating to the volume have been removed and are located in R-V Autographs Misc., Amer.
Description
vii p., 124 leaves
Provenance
This copy was presented by Franklin's daughter Mrs. Sarah Bache, at his request to Bishop William White of Pennsylvania, see his autograph statement on flyleaf. Later the property of his granddaughter Elizabeth White Reed who gave it to Anne Bronson Robins.
Binding
18th century red morocco gilt in slipcase.
Classification
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Department