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Benjamin Franklin

As deputy postmasterof His Majesty's colonies in North America, Franklin embarked on...

As deputy postmaster
of His Majesty's colonies in North America, Franklin embarked on another
inspection tour that took him through
6 colonies, all the way to New Hampshire

Full Transcript

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As deputy postmaster of His Majesty's
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colonies in North America,
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Franklin embarked on another inspection tour
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that took him through 6 colonies,
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all the way to New Hampshire.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:25:46
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E02 Isaacson: When the Constitutional Convention - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Isaacson: When the Constitutional Convention
S01 • E01 The trip lasted 5 months. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
The trip lasted 5 months.
S01 • E01 Jenkinson: Franklin sees the many different - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Jenkinson: Franklin sees the many different
S01 • E02 The Articles of Confederation really did not do what - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
The Articles of Confederation really did not do what
S01 • E01 There's a Northern community; - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
There's a Northern community;
S01 • E02 Narrator: When George Washington arrived - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: When George Washington arrived
S01 • E01 He begins to understand the vast complexity - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He begins to understand the vast complexity
S01 • E01 He was the best-informed person in the New World - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
He was the best-informed person in the New World
S01 • E02 Man: At the Constitutional Convention, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Man: At the Constitutional Convention,
S01 • E02 There was George Washington and there was - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
There was George Washington and there was
S01 • E01 There was concern about representation; - Benjamin Franklin 00:20
There was concern about representation;
S01 • E02 Ellis: Up until the end of the War, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Ellis: Up until the end of the War,
S01 • E02 By the end of the War, Washington has gone ahead, - Benjamin Franklin 00:23
By the end of the War, Washington has gone ahead,
S01 • E01 And, even though they will - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And, even though they will
S01 • E01 There were 17 that answered very prettily indeed, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
There were 17 that answered very prettily indeed,
S01 • E02 Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin's health is starting to fade. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin's health is starting to fad...
S01 • E02 Prisoners from the Walnut Street Jail, they have to - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Prisoners from the Walnut Street Jail, they have to
S01 • E01 It gave me a great deal of Pleasure, and I shall send - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It gave me a great deal of Pleasure, and I shall send
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin was 81, nearly crippled by gout - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: Franklin was 81, nearly crippled by gout
S01 • E01 Narrator: Deborah Franklin had enrolled Othello, - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Narrator: Deborah Franklin had enrolled Othello,