| 1 | Author: | Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798 | Add |
| Title: | Benjamin Franklin Bache papers, 1779-1793 | ||
| Dates: | 1779-1793 | ||
| Abstract: | The Benjamin Franklin Bache Collection is composed primarily of correspondence sent from B.F. Bache. The vast majority dates to his time in Europe during the American Revolution while a young child under the care of his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin, who was then serving as one of America's ambassadors to France. These letters consist of B.F. Bache writing from his school in Switzerland to his grandfather in Paris (often in French) and to his parents in America (in English). Most of the letters relay information on B.F.'s formal education and his experience learning the printing trade. The only letter dated after Bache's time in Europe is a personal letter mourning the loss of Benjamin Franklin that he wrote to his soon-to-be-wife, Margaret Markoe. The letter contains one of the most detailed accounts of Franklin's last days. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.B.B122 | ||
| Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | ||
| Topics: | American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Diplomatic History | Education | Printing and Publishing | ||
| Genre: | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | ||
| Subjects: | Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, with the United States of America (1794 November 19) |
