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FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Autograph document signed ("B. Franklin"), [Philadelphia] 3 July 1789. A receipt from Thomas Franklin. 1 page, oblong (4¼ x 8 1/16in.), remnants of mounting on verso, ink notation in later hand along lower edge.
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FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Autograph document signed ("B. Franklin"), [Philadelphia] 3 July 1789. A receipt from Thomas Franklin. 1 page, oblong (4¼ x 8 1/16in.), remnants of mounting on verso, ink notation in later hand along lower edge.
A FINE FRANKLIN RECEIPT: "Receiv'd July 3. 1789 of Mr. Thomas Franklin, Thirty Pounds in full for One Years Interest of his & Hannah Rhoads's Bonds due the 28th past." Thomas Franklin was no relation to Dr. Franklin. A Philadelphia merchant, he was the son of a New Yorker also named Thomas Franklin. He married the sister of Samuel Rhoads, Jr., and was the administrator of his estate. A fine example of Franklin the lender during the final year of his life, and the first year of the new Federal Government he did so much to bring to life.
A FINE FRANKLIN RECEIPT: "Receiv'd July 3. 1789 of Mr. Thomas Franklin, Thirty Pounds in full for One Years Interest of his & Hannah Rhoads's Bonds due the 28th past." Thomas Franklin was no relation to Dr. Franklin. A Philadelphia merchant, he was the son of a New Yorker also named Thomas Franklin. He married the sister of Samuel Rhoads, Jr., and was the administrator of his estate. A fine example of Franklin the lender during the final year of his life, and the first year of the new Federal Government he did so much to bring to life.