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French, Benjamin Franklin 1799-1877

Historian; born in Richmond, Va., June 8, 1799; removed to Louisiana in 1830; retired from business in 1853; and removed to New York City. He published Bibliographia Americana; Historical collections of Louisiana; History of the iron trade of the United States; Historical annals of North America. He died in New York City, May 30, 1877.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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