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His final public act was signing a memorial to Congress recommending dissolution of the slavery system. Shortly thereafter, at 84, Franklin passed away in Philadelphia and was laid to rest in Christ Church Burial Ground.

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1 posted on 04/17/2019 11:08:49 PM PDT by Rabin
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Ben Franklin’s autobiography is a great read - I highly recommend it.


3 posted on 04/18/2019 3:48:34 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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