FO-From Benjamin Franklin to David Colden, 5 March 1773.md

FO-From Benjamin Franklin to David Colden, 5 March 1773

2 reprints from 1773-03-05 to 1883-03-01

FO-From Benjamin Franklin to David Colden, 5 March 1773

by Franklin, Benjamin

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1773-03-05

. Kalm’s Account of what he learnt in America is full of idle Stories, which he pick’d up among ignorant People, and either forgetting of whom he had them, or willing to give them some Authenticity, he has ascrib’d them to Persons of Reputation who never heard of them till they were found in his Book. And where he really had Accounts from such Persons, he has varied the Circumstances unaccountably, so that I have been asham’d to meet with some mention’d as from me. It is dangerous Conversing with these Strangers that keep Journals. With this I se

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From Magazine of American History, With Notes and Queries 1877-1893

1883-03-01 · New York City, New York

REPLIES account of what he learnt in America is full of idle stories, which he pick’d up among ignorant people, and either forget- ting of whom he had them, or willing to give them some authority, he has ascribed them to persons of reputation who never heard of them till they were found in his book. And when he really had stories from such persons, he has varied the circumstances unaccountably, so that I have been ashamed to meet with some mentioned as from me. It is dangerous conversing with these strangers that keep journals,” Henry STEVENS, of Vermon

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