Franklin's Father Josiah

Released on by Nian-Sheng Huang
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  • Franklin's Father Josiah Book Detail

  • Author : Nian-Sheng Huang
  • Release Date : 2000
  • Publisher : American Philosophical Society
  • Genre : Biography & Autobiography
  • Pages : 170
  • ISBN 13 : 9780871699039
  • File Size : 68,68 MB
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Franklin's Father Josiah by Nian-Sheng Huang PDF Summary

Book Description: Josiah Franklin, a tallow chandler and soapmaker, remains a marginal figure in most biographies of his well-known son, Benjamin Franklin, due largely to a lack of written documentation. Biographers of Franklin included him mainly from a genealogical viewpoint, and few of them gave him further attention. Here, Huang has reconstructed Josiah Franklin's life based on fragmented yet valuable manuscripts in several archival sites in the Boston area, such as his bills, letters, subscriptions, participation in petitions, and court warrants for his legal disputes. She has also drawn info. from newspapers, diaries, business accounts, inventories, deeds, and probate records which were useful to assess his trade and financial circumstances. Illus.

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