Essays of Benjamin Franklin

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URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-127700

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Author:: Franklin, Benjamin http://d-nb.info/gnd/118534912

Title:: Essays of Benjamin Franklin

Place of publication:: New York

Publisher:: G. P. Putnam's Sons

Year of publication:: 1927

Scope:: xi, 273 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: X. Plan for benefiting distant unprovided countries

Collection:: Economics Books

PLAN FOR BENEFITING DISTANT UNPROVIDED COUN- TRIES BY DR. FRANKLIN AND MR. DALRYMPLE! AUGUST 29, 1771 The country, called in the maps New Zealand, has been discovered by the Endeavour, to be two islands, together as large as Great Britain; these islands, named Acpy-nomawée and Tovy-poennammoo, are inhabited by a brave and generous race, who are de- stitute of corn, fowls, and all quadrupeds, except dogs. These circumstances being mentioned lately in a company of men of liberal sentiments, it was ob- served that it scemed incumbent upon such a country as this, to communicate to all others the conveniences of life which we enjoy. Dr. Franklin, whose life has ever been directed to promote the true interest of society, said ‘“he would with all his heart subscribe to a voyage intended to communicate iz general those benefits which we en- * These proposals were printed upon a sheet of paper, and dis- tributed. The parts written by Dr. Franklin and Mr. Dalrymple are easily distinguished. xr 147

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