00:00He made this map in secret from 1775 to 1776, trying to dodge the Sons of Liberty and others.
00:08It was devastating.
00:10It was an incredible item.
00:18What is exciting about this one is this is Benjamin Franklin's copy.
00:23And all of these are his annotations, making his arguments, preparing for his four-hour testimony he had before the
00:32House of Commons that led to the Stamp Act being repealed.
00:35So this is his conversation with George Littlefield captured in the marginalia.
00:39How fantastic.
00:41Incredible.
00:42Why is there an appropriate name?
00:46Yes.
01:01So, it's the sort of nail-biting thing.
01:05It's very powerful.
01:06Thank you for listening.
Comments