Francis Hopkinson to Benjamin Franklin, December 13, 1765
Philada. Decr. 13th. 1765 My dear Friend By this Time I hope his Lordship has recieved our Letters, 1 and as the Bishops always spend their Winter in London it…
Francis Hopkinson was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, author, and composer. He designed Continental paper money and two early versions of flags, one for the United States and one for the United States Navy. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 as a delegate from New Jersey.
Philada. Decr. 13th. 1765 My dear Friend By this Time I hope his Lordship has recieved our Letters, 1 and as the Bishops always spend their Winter in London it…
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