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Benjamin Franklin Last Will and Testament
Download a free copy of the last will and testament of Benjamin Franklin.
- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American statesman, inventor, philosopher, author, soldier, scientist and political activist. He is credited, among other things, with inventing the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove. He established the first public library and the first fire department in the United States. F
- ranklin became a newspaper editor, printer, and merchant in Philadelphia and became very wealthy writing and publishing Poor Richard's Almanack and The Pennsylvania Gazette.
- From 1775 to 1776, Franklin was the Postmaster General under the Continental Congress and from 1785 to 1788, the President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.
- Toward the end of his life, Benjamin Franklin became one of the most prominent figures endorsing the abolition of slavery.
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George Washington Last Will and Testament
Read a copy of the Last Will & Testament of George Washington (1732-1799).
- George Washington was an American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution (1775-83) and first president of the United States.
- Dissatisfied with the Articles of Confederation, he presided over the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787.
- Washington became President of the United States in 1789 and established many of the customs and usages of the new government's executive department.
- Washington is seen as a symbol of the United States and republicanism in practice. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians.
- When Washington died in 1799, in his funeral oration, Henry Lee said that of all Americans, he was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
- Washington has been consistently ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.
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Thomas Jefferson Last Will and Testament
Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826).
- Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the most influential Founding Fathers.
- Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806), as well as escalating tensions with both Britain and France that led to war with Britain in 1812, after he left office.
- Jefferson also achieved distinction as a horticulturalist, political philosopher, architect, archaeologist, paleontologist, inventor, and founder of the University of Virginia. To date, Jefferson is the only president to serve two full terms in office without vetoing a single bill of Congress.
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