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Benjamin Franklin
He was one of the most extraordinary human beings the world has ever known. Born into the family of a Boston candle maker, Benjamin Franklin became the most famous American of his time. He helped found a new nation and defined the American character. Writer,
inventor, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, humorist, civic leader, international celebrity . . . genius.
Explore the life of a remarkable man. A PBS Production.
 George Washington Collection ImagesLibrary of Congress, Manuscript Division
George Washington Papers 1741-1799

The complete George Washington Papers collection from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 65,000 documents. This is the largest collection of original Washington documents in the world. Document types in the collection as a whole include correspondence, letterbooks, commonplace books, diaries, journals, financial account books, military records, reports, and notes accumulated by Washington from 1741 through 1799
Inaugural Address - April 30, 1789  
Proclamation - Oct 3rd, 1789  
Inaugural Address - Mar 4th, 1793  
   
Thomas JeffersonLibrary of Congress, Manuscript Division
Thomas Jefferson Papers 1606-1827

The complete Thomas Jefferson Papers from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 27,000 documents. This is the largest collection of original Jefferson documents in the world. Document types in the collection as a whole include correspondence, commonplace books, financial account books, and manuscript volumes. The collection is organized into ten series or groupings, ranging in date from 1606 to 1827.
bookshelf imageLibrary of Congress, American Memory
Letters to Delegates of Congress, 1774-1789

The twenty-six volumes of the Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789 aims to make available all the documents written by delegates that bear directly upon their work during their years of actual service in the First and Second Continental Congresses, 1774-1789. This work builds on an earlier eight-volume edition of Letters of Members of the Continental Congress edited by Edmund C. Burnett.
 
 

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