Note 26 — Part I
Reading edition
In his 1734 issue of the American Almanack Leeds observed that the account of his death was grossly exaggerated. Doubtless Franklin had read (Swift's) Bickerstaff's predictions of the death of Partridge.
Reading edition
In his 1734 issue of the American Almanack Leeds observed that the account of his death was grossly exaggerated. Doubtless Franklin had read (Swift's) Bickerstaff's predictions of the death of Partridge.