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Entering into Partnership with Hall—His Large Income—Time for Study

and Research—Rapid Progress in Science—His Fame in Both Hemispheres—

What Mignet Said of His Labors—Kimmersley on His Lightning Rod—

Called Again to Political Life—List of Offices He Filled—Drafting

Declaration of Independence—Hanging Separately—Anecdote—His First

Labors at Court of England—Minister to England—Source of Troubles—

Hatred of Tories—Firm before House of Commons—Death of Mrs. Franklin—

Famous Letter to Strahan—The Eight Years' War—Franklin Author of the

Union—First Name in History—Library and Letters of Franklin, Mass.—

His Death—Bequest to Washington.