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To: XRdsRev
My bust, I am throughly chastised. I think what I red had to do with Ben Franklin's illegitimate son, who I think was the Royal Governor of NJ. But I may be wrong.
50 posted on 11/16/2004 10:50:17 AM PST by fredhead ("Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." William Penn)
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To: fredhead

No problem. William Franklin was the last Royal Governor of New Jersey. He was arrested at the Governor's Mansion in Perth Amboy NJ on the evening of June 19, 1776 and held as a prisoner of war for two years. When he was released, he fled to British lines at New York City and later emigrated to England. He never was allowed to return to New Jersey.

P.S. - The Royal Governor's Mansion still stands in Perth Amboy (Proprietary House). It is the only original Royal Governor's Mansion still in existence in the United States (The mansion at Williamsburg Va. is a 20th century reconstruction). It is owned by the State of New Jersey Division of Parks & Forestry. Currently it is undergoing extensive renovations and is open to the public on certain occassions.


51 posted on 11/16/2004 11:02:56 AM PST by XRdsRev ("John Kerry - Taking both sides of every issue since 1985")
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