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Narrator: After being taken
to Connecticut as a prisoner in 1776,
William Franklin had been persuaded to sign a paper
promising not to attempt an escape or to work against
the Patriots so he could be placed under house arrest
in a comfortable home
to Connecticut as a prisoner in 1776,
William Franklin had been persuaded to sign a paper
promising not to attempt an escape or to work against
the Patriots so he could be placed under house arrest
in a comfortable home
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Narrator: After being taken
to Connecticut as
00:00:03.998 --> 00:00:07.003
a prisoner in 1776,
William Franklin had been
00:00:07.273 --> 00:00:10.539
persuaded to sign a paper
promising not to attempt
00:00:10.576 --> 00:00:14.638
an escape or to work against
the Patriots so he could be
00:00:14.068 --> 00:00:18.031
placed under house arrest
in a comfortable home.
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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.
