Letters of Benjamin Franklin & Jane Mecom / edited with an introduction by Carl Van Doren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950, editor, writer of introduction.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society ; Volume 27.

Princeton Legacy Library

Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge ; Volume 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.

Franklin, Benjamin.

Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794.

Mecom, Jane.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 380 p. : illus., port., facsims. ; 25 cm.).

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1950.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The delightful correspondence between Benjamin Franklin and his favorite sister, with an introduction and notes by Carl Van Doren. Franklin wrote more letters to Jane Mecom than he is known to have written to any other person, and as she emerges through these letters we understand the reasons for the esteem in which he held her. The letters cover a period of over sixty years, give new and intimate glimpses of Franklin and of the times, particularly in Philadelphia and Boston, and will enchant any reader of 18th century Americana. Originally published in 1950.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

JANUARY 6, 1727, TO MAY 30, 1757

JANUARY 29, 1758, TO FEBRUARY 26, 1775

MAY 14, 1775, TO JULY 13, 1785

SEPTEMBER 19, 1785, TO FEBRUARY 17, 1794

INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691653426

0691653429

9781400878062

1400878063

OCLC:

593551408