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On October 28, 1776, he was appointed sole plenipotentiary to the Court of France. EEN SEVENTY SIX HE WAS APPOINTED SOLE PLEN POTENTIARY TO THE COURT OF FRANCE
ected blockhouses and watched the wily Indians. In 1757, he was sent to London as agent for the people to petition the Crown. He returned home in 1762, expecting to settle down and devote the remainder of his life to scientific investigation and the pleasures of the pen. He brought with him many degrees and honors, and he thought that his public life was over. In two years’ time, however, he was again sent to England as agent to settle questions in relation to taxation, and represented not only Pennsylvania, but New Jersey, Georgia, and Massachusetts. He remained until 1775, and was, therefore, in England during all the stormy days of the Stamp Act. On the day after his return he was elected to the Continental Congress, and was one of the committee of five to draw up the Declaration of Independence. On September 26, 1776, he was chosen commissioner to France with Arthur Lee and Silas Deane, and arrived in Paris on December 22, 1776, after a perilous passage, to be welcomed like a hero. AS SENT TO LONDON AS AGENT FOR THE PEOPLE TO PETITION THE CROWN HE RETURNED HOME IN SEVENTEEN SIXTY TWO EXPECTING TO SETTLE DOWN AND DEVOTE THE REMAINDER OF HIS LIFE TO SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND THE PLEASURE OF THE PEN HE BROUGHT WITH HIM MANY DEGREES AND HONORS AND HE THOUGHT THAT HIS PUBLIC LIFE WAS OVER IN TWO YEARS TIME HOWEVER HE WAS AGAIN SENT TO ENGLAND AS AGENT TO SETTLE QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO TAXATION AND REPRESENTED NOT ONLY PENNSYLVANIA BUT NEW JERSEY GEORGIA AND MASSACHUSETTS HE REMAINED UNTIL SEVENTEEN SEVENTY FIVE AND WAS THEREFORE IN ENGLAND DURING ALL THE STORMY DAYS OF THE STAMP ACT ON THE DAY AFTER HIS RETURN HE WAS ELECTED TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AND WAS ONE OF A COMMITTEE OF FIVE TO DRAW UP A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ON SEPTEMBER TWENTY SIXTH SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX HE WAS CHOSEN COMMISSIONER TO FRANCE WITH ARTHUR LEE AND SILAS DEAN AND ARRIVED IN PARIS ON DECEMBER TWENTY SECOND SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX AFTER A PERILOUS PASSAGE ON OCTOBER TWENTY EIGHTH SEVENT
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