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Ann Smith Franklin

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ann Smith Franklin 1696-1763, American printer; sister-in-law of Benjamin Franklin. After the death in 1735 of her husband, James Franklin, she carried on his commercial printing business, in Newport, R.I., aided by two daughters and her son James. She printed a series of almanacs: the first numbers (1728-35) were written by Joseph Stafford and published by James Franklin. Those published from 1736 to 1741 she wrote herself. Franklin published the Newport Mercury and, as colony printer, printed its many legal documents and its paper money. In 1748 her son James became her partner. ... Read more
Publications
American Decades ... Decline (New York: Regan Books, 1996). Ann H. Coulter, High Crimes and Misdemeanors ... amp; Schuster, 1995). Christopher E. Smith, The Rehnquist Court and Criminal Punishment (NewYork: Garland, 1997). Patricia Smith, Feminist Jurisprudence (New York: Oxford ... amp; Brookfield, N.H.: Dartmouth, 1995) ... . Read more
The 1930s: Government and Politics: Deaths
American Decades ... 1889-1908); mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan (1901-19 ... progressive views influenced Franklin D. Roosevelt, 17 May ... 1936) under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 27 August ... secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 18 April ... ticket with Alfred E. Smith (1928), 14 July 1937 ... adviser to ... Read more

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Videoclip#6 (B5)- Joe Franklin & Sisco, Serwatka & Sullivan.