Divided Loyalties: Benjamin and William Franklin
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It may seem surprising that one of our most well-known founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, had a Loyalist son.
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Divided Loyalties: Benjamin and William Franklin
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The Loyal Son: The War in Ben Franklin's House
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