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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin and a smalldelegation met with Howe on Staten Islandon September 11

Franklin and a small
delegation met with Howe on Staten Island
on September 11

Full Transcript

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Franklin and a small delegation met with Howe
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on Staten Island on September 11.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:09
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 Howe now suggested that the colonies might also have - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Howe now suggested that the colonies might also have
S01 • E02 He should ask the king for permission to negotiate - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He should ask the king for permission to negotiate
S01 • E01 We throve together, and have ever mutually endeavour'd - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
We throve together, and have ever mutually endeavour'd
S01 • E02 "When an American falls, England feels it," he said. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
"When an American falls, England feels it," he sai...
S01 • E01 I think they rubbed on together beautifully, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
I think they rubbed on together beautifully,
S01 • E02 And if America were to fall, he added, "I should feel - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
And if America were to fall, he added, "I should feel
S01 • E01 I think during the time that Franklin was - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I think during the time that Franklin was
S01 • E01 Skemp: She was an excellent choice for a wife. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Skemp: She was an excellent choice for a wife.
S01 • E01 She was well connected; she belonged to Christ Church, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
She was well connected; she belonged to Christ Church,
S01 • E02 "And now, nothing remains but to fight it out." - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
"And now, nothing remains but to fight it out."
S01 • E01 It was less of a romantic relationship than it was - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
It was less of a romantic relationship than it was
S01 • E01 Franklin had recently fathered a son with another woman. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Franklin had recently fathered a son with another woman.
S01 • E01 He never revealed the mother's identity, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He never revealed the mother's identity,
S01 • E02 First of all, there's no other person who knows - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
First of all, there's no other person who knows
S01 • E01 He was named William. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He was named William.
S01 • E02 And he is the most celebrated American in Europe. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And he is the most celebrated American in Europe.
S01 • E01 She takes in his son, who is not her son, - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
She takes in his son, who is not her son,
S01 • E02 Narrator: On October 27, he was on board the "Reprisal," - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: On October 27, he was on board the "Reprisal,...
S01 • E01 Narrator: Benjamin and Deborah - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Narrator: Benjamin and Deborah
S01 • E02 With him were two grandsons... 16-year-old Temple - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
With him were two grandsons... 16-year-old Temple