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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 6 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 5 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: May 2, 1864., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 2 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 2 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 2 0 Browse Search
Jula Ward Howe, Reminiscences: 1819-1899 2 0 Browse Search
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sketch, by Victor Huge of the house occupied by Franklin, in Passy, near Paris, in 1778. The sketch is accompanied by an autograph letter from the donor, or which the following is a literal translation: "In the year 1836 I happened to be at Passy, at the house of Mr Raynard, the author of the tragedy of the 'Knight Templars.' His white hair was flowing on his shoulders, and I said to him 'You wear your hair as Franklin used to do, and you look like him.' He answered me, smiling, 'This may pointed out to me a house which could be seen from his garden. 'It is there,' said he to me, 'that Franklin lived in 1778.' I sketched that house, which is now pulled down. This is this drawing. I think that this picture of Franklin's house at Passy is the only one in existence. I offer it to the United States Sanitary Commission. "I am happy that the Sanitary Commission, in doing me the honor to call upon me should have afforded me the occasion to renew the expression of my deeply fel