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FO-From Benjamin Franklin to William Hodgson, 1 April 1781

5 reprints from 1781-04-01 to 1879-10-04

FO-From Benjamin Franklin to William Hodgson, 1 April 1781

by Franklin, Benjamin

From unknown source

1781-04-01

1
I received your respected Favour of the 20th past, & am shock’d exceedingly at the Account you give me of Digges. He that robbs the Rich even of a single Guinea, is a Villain, but what is he who can break his sacred Trust by robbing a poor Man and a Prisoner of Eighteen Pence given charitably for his Relief, and repeat that Crime as often as there are Weeks in a Winter, and multiply it by robbing as many poor Men every Week as make up the Number of near 600.— We have no Name in our Language for such atrocious Wickedness.— If such a Fellow is not damn’d, ’tis not worth while to keep a Devil.
I am sorry you have been obli

From The Vinton record.

1867-11-14 · M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio

cerning one Digge's, "We have
no name in our language for
such atrocious wickedness.
such a fellow be not damned
it is not worth while to keep
devil

From New York Evangelist (1830-1902)

1879-02-20 · New York

“ I received your respected favor of the 20th,
and am shocked exceedingly at the account
you give me of Digges.”

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From New York Evangelist (1830-1902)

1879-02-20 · New York

“ He that robs even the rich of a single guinea
is a villain; but what is he who can break his
sacred trust by robbing a poor man and a
prisoner of eighteen pence given in charity
'pr f.is rcRef, and repeat that crime as often
as tnere are weeks in a Winter, and multiply
it by robbing as many poor men every week
as make up the ifUmber of near six hundred ?
We have no name in our language for such
atrocious wickedness. If such a fellow is
not damned, it is not worth while to keep a
devil.”

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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND CORRESPONDENCE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

From Pall Mall Gazette

1879-10-04 · London, England

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