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Moreover, Franklin always found time to write beautifully and to enjoy social pleasures. MOREOVER FRANKLIN ALWAYS FOUND TIME TO WRITE BEAUTIFULLY AND TO ENJOY SOCIAL PLEASURES
1, he was appointed one of a commission to make peace with Great Britain. He returned to Philadelphia in 1785, having made commercial treaties with Sweden (1783) and Prussia (1785). Even then, Franklin’s work was not finished. He was elected a member of the municipal council of Philadelphia, and was made a delegate to the Convention that drew up the Federal Constitution. It is interesting, also, to note that he signed a petition to Congress, in 1790, to abolish slavery. He died in Philadelphia on April 17, 1790, aged eighty-four. These extraordinary activities, including those of a politician, diplomat, philanthropist, civic reformer, philosopher, scientist, printer, and author, covered a period of sixty years. And in between all these separate careers, as we might call them, we find stray hours filled with delightful pursuits and such pleasant diversions as studies in the realm of music, improving the musical glasses, and buying Bow, Worcester, and Chelsea china of the newest fashion. ACE WITH GREAT BRITAIN HE RETURNED TO PHILADELPHIA IN SEVENTEEN EIGHTY FIVE HAVING MADE COMMERCIAL TREATIES WITH SWEDEN SEVENTEEN EIGHTY THREE AND PRUSSIA SEVENTEEN EIGHTY FIVE EVEN THEN FRANKLIN'S WORK WAS NOT FINISHED HE WAS ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA AND WAS MADE A DELEGATE TO THE CONVENTION THAT DREW UP THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION IT IS INTERESTING ALSO TO NOTE THAT HE SIGNED A PETITION TO CONGRESS IN SEVENTEEN NINETY TO ABOLISH SLAVERY HE DIED IN PHILADELPHIA ON APRIL SEVENTEENTH SEVENTEEN NINETY AGED EIGHTY FOUR THESE EXTRAORDINARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THOSE OF A POLITICIAN DIPLOMAT PHILANTHROPIST CIVIC REFORMER PHILOSOPHER SCIENTIST PRINTER AND AUTHOR COVERED A PERIOD OF SIXTY YEARS AND IN BETWEEN ALL THESE SEPARATE CAREERS AS WE MIGHT CALL THEM WE FIND STRAY HOURS FILLED WITH DELIGHTFUL PURSUITS AND SUCH PLEASANT DIVERSIONS AS STUDIES IN THE REALM OF MUSIC IMPROVING THE MUSICAL GLASSES AND BUYING BEAU WORCESTER AND CHELSEA CHINA OF THE NEWEST FASHION
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