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Benjamin Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on 17 January, 1706, and died in Philadelphia on 17 April, 1790. He was associated with the Declaration of American Independence on 4 July, 1776, and the Treaty of Peace and Independence on 3 September, 1783. The inscription includes the words Eripuit Colo Tulmen Sceptrumque Tyrannis.
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