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Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the publick by Poor Richard [pseud.] ... in answer to the following questions. Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to?
- Title
- Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the publick by Poor Richard [pseud.] ... in answer to the following questions. Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to?
- Author
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Publication
- Boston, Printed and sold by B. Mecom [1760]
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Details
- Description
- 16 p. front.; 8vo.
- Note
- Signed and dated: Richard Saunders. July 7, 1757.
- Frontispiece dated: 1760.
- Indexed In (note)
- Evans
- Call Number
- *KD 1760 (Franklin, B. Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people)
- OCLC
- 43743563
- Author
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Title
- Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the publick by Poor Richard [pseud.] ... in answer to the following questions. Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to?
- Imprint
- Boston, Printed and sold by B. Mecom [1760]
- Indexed In:
- Evans 8131
- Local Note
- Portrait of Franklin, "drawn by T. Holloway from the bust modelled at Paris from the life, engrav'd by Allardice," inserted before front.
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- Research Call Number
- *KD 1760 (Franklin, B. Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people)