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In New Jersey, Governor William Franklin wrote to his
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Benjamin Franklin

In New Jersey, GovernorWilliam Franklin wrote to his superiors in London

In New Jersey, Governor
William Franklin wrote to his superiors in London

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In New Jersey, Governor William Franklin wrote to his
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superiors in London.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:42
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 • E01 Brands: I think it was crucial to Franklin's success - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Brands: I think it was crucial to Franklin's success
S01 • E02 Man as William Franklin: My Lord, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Man as William Franklin: My Lord,
S01 • E01 When people go through formal schools, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
When people go through formal schools,
S01 • E01 They also learn what you don't have to know. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
They also learn what you don't have to know.
S01 • E02 Your Lordship's most obedient - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Your Lordship's most obedient
S01 • E01 With Franklin, he never knew what he didn't have to know, - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
With Franklin, he never knew what he didn't have to kno...
S01 • E02 Narrator: For more than a decade, William Franklin - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: For more than a decade, William Franklin
S01 • E01 He signed a 9-year apprenticeship, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
He signed a 9-year apprenticeship,
S01 • E02 "The most despotic and worst of all Tyrannies," he told them, - Benjamin Franklin 00:24
"The most despotic and worst of all Tyrannies," he...
S01 • E01 Printing was an amazing business if you were - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Printing was an amazing business if you were
S01 • E01 Printers are setting type upside-down and backward. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Printers are setting type upside-down and backward.
S01 • E01 And you have to be really hyper-literate to understand - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And you have to be really hyper-literate to understand
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: Dear Son, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Man as Franklin: Dear Son,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Handling the heavy sets of lead type - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: Handling the heavy sets of lead type
S01 • E01 Having access to books - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Having access to books
S01 • E02 They have extorted many Thousand Pounds from America - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
They have extorted many Thousand Pounds from America
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Often I sat up in my room - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Man as Franklin: Often I sat up in my room
S01 • E02 Of this Money, they ought to make Restitution. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Of this Money, they ought to make Restitution.
S01 • E02 But you, who are a thorough Courtier, see everything - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
But you, who are a thorough Courtier, see everything
S01 • E01 And all the little money that came into my hands - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And all the little money that came into my hands