Archives

About “Archives”

The book "Archives" is a comprehensive edition of the papers of Benjamin Franklin, who lived from 1706 to 1790 and held multiple roles including diplomat, printer, writer, inventor, scientist, lawmaker, and postmaster. It includes documents related to his work as a newspaper editor and printer, his involvement in drafting the Declaration of Independence and serving as a delegate at the U.S. Constitution, his role as the first ambassador to France, his efforts in negotiating the Treaty of Paris (1783), and his later advocacy for the Pennsylvania Abolition Society.