A letter from His Excellency William Franklin, Esquire ; to the Honorable the gentlemen of His Majesty's Council and to the gentlemen of the House of Representatives of His Majesty's province of New-Jersey.
1776
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A letter from His Excellency William Franklin, Esquire ; to the Honorable the gentlemen of His Majesty's Council and to the gentlemen of the House of Representatives of His Majesty's province of New-Jersey.
Published
[Burlington, N.J.?] : [publisher not identified], [1776]
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Place of Publication or Printing
United States -- New Jersey -- Burlington.
Description
1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages)
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(NNC-L)LLMC1105154485
(TEMPOCo)1105154485
(TEMPOCo)1105154485
Summary
July 17, 1776 Declaration of Governor William Franklin's allegiance to Great Britain, in which he challenged the authority of the Provincial Congress and rejected any allegiance to the colonists. He was responding to the declaration by the Provincial Congress that Franklin was "an enemy to the liberties of this country," and his ordered arrest. Of note, this was Benjamin Franklin's son. This publication is missing the postscript included with other versions of this letter.
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Signed: Wm. Franklin. Perth-Amboy, Monday, June 17, 1776.
Signed: Wm. Franklin. Perth-Amboy, Monday, June 17, 1776.
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Online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed June 20, 2019).
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