Franklin was truly amazing. He was so beloved in France, that it was said that there was not not one mantle in Paris that did not have a miniature portrait of him. He was a rock star in the 18th century.
He was ALWAYS a doer...when Braddock and Colonel Washington needed wagons in 1754 during the French and Indian War, it was Franklin who procured them.
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10/20/2009 7:11:53 PM PDT by
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