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Metropolitan Museum of Art] July 21, 1775, Franklin formally presented to Congress a skilful plan for a federal government, which was the foundation stone of the present Federal Constitution. FIVE FRANKLIN FORMALLY PRESENTED TO CONGRESS A SKILFUL PLAN FOR A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH WAS THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE PRESENT FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
n the Revolution_ [Illustration: FRENCH PLAQUE After Cochin by Dupont. Metropolitan Museum of Art] When Franklin arrived at Philadelphia, May 5th, he found himself at once a member and a leader in a body of men who, without any legal mandate, were called upon to create, to organize, and to defend the United States. The day after Franklin’s arrival in America he was designated by Pennsylvania as a member of the Continental Congress which was to meet shortly. A few days later he was elected a member of the Pennsylvania Colonial Assembly. The next year he was chosen member and president of the State Constitutional Convention; and in 1776, he was appointed envoy of the United States to France. Besides these dignities, in that year and a half, he was one of the half dozen men who designated the framework of the future state and national governments of America. [Illustration: THREE PLATES BEARING PORTRAITS OF FRANKLIN Made by Veuve Perrin, Marseilles, France, late in the eighteenth century.   SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE FIVE FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BUSHNEL HART SECTION ELEVEN FRANKLIN IN THE REVOLUTION FRANKLIN AS A DIPLOMAT FRANKLIN IN THE REVOLUTION WHEN FRANKLIN ARRIVED AT PHILADELPHIA MAY FIFTH HE FOUND HIMSELF AT ONCE A MEMBER AND A LEADER IN A BODY OF MEN WHO WITHOUT ANY LEGAL MANDATE WERE CALLED UPON TO CREATE TO ORGANIZE AND TO DEFEND THE UNITED STATES THE DAY AFTER FRANKLIN'S ARRIVAL IN AMERICA HE WAS DESIGNATED BY PENNSYLVANIA AS A MEMBER OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS WHICH WAS TO MEET SHORTLY A FEW DAYS LATER HE WAS ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA COLONIAL ASSEMBLY THE NEXT YEAR HE WAS CHOSEN MEMBER AND PRESIDENT OF THE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX HE WAS APPOINTED ENVOY OF THE UNITED STATES TO FRANCE BESIDES THESE DIGNITIES IN THAT YEAR AND A HALF HE WAS ONE OF THE HALF DOZEN MEN WHO DESIGNATED THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FUTURE STATE AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS OF AMERICA JULY TWENTY ONE SEVENTEEN SEVENTY 
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