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Franklin and New York in the Revolutionary era recollections
The piece extols Benjamin Franklin as a self taught thinker and statesman, highlighting his modest schooling and vast contributions including science and the Constitution. It then surveys New York’s mixed revolutionary sentiment, actions like the 1774 Tea Party, Loyalist presence, and key campaigns around Lang Island, Valcour Bay, Ticonderoga, and Saratoga through to Washington’s return in 1783.
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