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Bold and crisp ink signature, "B. Franklin,” on an off-white 6.75 x 3 slip clipped from an American Philosophical Society document, also signed by David Rittenhouse, John Ewing, and William White. Affixed to a larger 8.75 x 13.5 album page with several other affixed signatures of notable 18th and 19th-century intellectuals, including pioneering linguist Peter Du Ponceau; physician and writer Daniel Drake; physicist and surveyor Alexander Dallas Bache; historian and biographer Jared Sparks; and botanist Charles Wilkins Short. In fine condition, with the close clipping of the slip impinging on, but not affecting, Franklin's bold signature.
Benjamin Franklin founded the American Philosophical Society in 1743 to promote scholarly exchange and the advancement of knowledge in the American colonies. Based in Philadelphia, the Society brought together leading thinkers, scientists, and inventors of the time to discuss subjects ranging from natural philosophy to politics. Franklin served as its first secretary and later as president, and the Society played a key role in shaping early American scientific and intellectual life.
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