Benjamin and Deborah were devastated and commissioned a near life-size portrait ... but the size of my Family prevents my making you a visit in France.” The youngest Franklin child, Sarah ...

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination. He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to ...

This caused a strain in the relationship, and later, Benjamin’s work and life ... the Penn family had the legal ability to overturn decisions made by the Pennsylvania Assembly. Franklin assumed ...

On Jan. 17th, as we celebrate the birth of Benjamin Franklin, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on his lesser-known ties ...