| Contents |
David Franks, arrested for treason -- Family, friends, and associates -- Indian affairs, family growth, and supplying the Army -- Commercial adventures -- Plumsted and Franks, agents for the contractors -- General Jeffrey Amherst and Colonel Henry Bouquet -- Major General Thomas Gage -- Franks, Inglis, and Barkly, agents for the contractors -- Levy and Franks and land speculation companies -- A time of transition -- Working both sides of the street -- War and financial turmoil in Philadelphia -- The revenge of the radicals -- A time of trials -- Exiles -- The final chapter -- Appendix A: letters to the editor -- Appendix B: questions of death and burial -- Appendix C: "Dear Mrs. Cad" : a Revolutionary War letter of Rebecca Franks. |
| Abstract |
"A biography of David Franks, an American Jewish merchant in Philadelphia during the colonial period and the War for Independence. A supplier to the British Army since the French and Indian War, Franks, though acquitted of treason, was forced out of Pennsylvania"--Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "A Keystone book"--P. facing t.p. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-251) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009046029 |
| ISBN | 9780271036694 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0271036699 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780271030982 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0271030984 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
