The previous December, Benjamin Franklin had received an unusual packet in the mail. He was living in London where, among other things, he served as Deputy Postmaster of North America.

Pottsville elementary school students got a jump start on America’s 250th birthday celebration by getting a visit from a Ben Franklin reenactor and learning about Pennsylvania’s history from ...

Ben Franklin's "ditto" suit helped convey American values to the French National Museum of American History, S.I./Massachusetts Historical Society Franklin understood how sensitive his assignment ...