The answer of His Excellency William Franklin, Esq.; Governor of His Majesty's province of New-Jersey, to the invidious charges of the Proprietary party, contained in a libel, read by Mr. James Biddle, Clerk of the Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia, on Saturday last, and afterwards published and industriously dispersed through the Province.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franklin, William, 1731-1813.

Contributor:

B. Franklin and D. Hall (Firm), printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Franklin, William, 1731-1813.

Franklin, William.

New Jersey. Governor (1763-1776 : Franklin).

New Jersey.

Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765).

Great Britain.

Stamp Act (Great Britain : 1765).

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes.

United States.

History.

Genre:

Broadsides -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 35 x 22 cm

Other Title:

Answer of His Excellency William Franklin, Esq; ...

Fingerprint:

N.e. toer her- ftn- (S) 1765 (Q)

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia]: [Printed by B. Franklin, and D. Hall.], [1765]

Notes:

Refuting charges that Franklin prevented the New Jersey Assembly from sending commissioners to the Stamp Act Congress, and denying that his father, Benjamin Franklin, helped plan and promote the Stamp Act.

Signed: William Franklin. Burlington, New-Jersey, October 1, 1765.

Ascribed to the press of Franklin and Hall by Miller.

Broadside.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy imperfect: worn at folds, with some loss of text.

Cited in:

Evans, 9973

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 2125

Miller, C.W. Franklin, 837

ESTC, W36526

OCLC:

14526210