Letter from the Secretary of State transmitting a report of Theodore F. Dwight on the papers of Benjamin Franklin offered for sale by Mr. Henry Stevens, and recommending their purchase by Congress.
December 20, 1881. Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed.

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Corporate Author: United States. Bureau of Rolls and Library.
Related Names: Stevens, Henry, Jr., 1819-1886.
Dwight, Theodore Frelinghuysen.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division.
Language(s): English
Published: [Washington, 1881]
Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin, > Franklin, Benjamin, / 1706-1790 > Franklin, Benjamin, / 1706-1790 / Bibliography.
Franklin, Benjamin, > Franklin, Benjamin, / 1706-1790 > Franklin, Benjamin, / 1706-1790 / Manuscripts.
Note: At head of title: 47th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Mis. doc. no. 21.
Purchased by Congress for the State Department. Now deposited in the Library of Congress.
List of accompanying papers: I. History and description of the papers of Benjamin Franklin, by Henry Stevens (extract from auction sale catalogue)--II. List of Franklin manuscripts.--III. Senate Ex. doc. no. 25, 46th Congress, 3d session: Letter from the Secretary of State transmitting a communication from Benjamin F. Stevens ... stating that he is authorized to sell to the Department of State "Henry Stevens's Franklin collection of manuscripts and books."
Running title: Franklin collection of manuscripts and books.
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Physical Description: 99 p. 23 cm.
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