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Accordingly, he left Philadelphia and arrived in France in December. ACCORDINGLY HE LEFT PHILADELPHIA AND ARRIVED IN FRANCE IN DECEMBER
 his reputation. His clever satirical essays, published in separate pamphlets, were widely circulated. During this period of activity Franklin lived in Craven Street, London, pursued his scientific studies, was appointed on committees to put lightning-rods on St. Paul’s Cathedral and the government’s powder magazines, attended meetings of various scientific and learned societies and clubs of which he was a member, was entertained by the nobility, and knew everybody of distinction in the political, scientific, artistic, and literary worlds. Returning home, he was made one of the deputies to the Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia, and was also a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and a member of the Committee of Safety to prepare the defenses of the province. His most important work was yet to come. In September, 1776, he was appointed, by vote of Congress, the agent to represent in France the united Colonies, which had just declared their independence of Great Britain. NHANCED HIS REPUTATION HIS CLEVER SATIRICAL ESSAYS PUBLISHED IN SEPARATE PAMPHLETS WERE WIDELY CIRCULATED DURING THIS PERIOD OF ACTIVITY FRANKLIN LIVED IN CRAVEN STREET LONDON PURSUED HIS SCIENTIFIC STUDIES WAS APPOINTED ON COMMITTEES TO PUT LIGHTNING RODS ON SAINT PAUL'S CATHEDRAL AND THE GOVERNMENT'S POWDER MAGAZINES ATTENDED MEETINGS OF VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES AND CLUBS OF WHICH HE WAS A MEMBER WAS ENTERTAINED BY THE NOBILITY AND KNEW EVERYBODY OF DISTINCTION IN THE POLITICAL SCIENTIFIC ARTISTIC AND LITERARY WORLDS RETURNING HOME HE WAS MADE ONE OF THE DEPUTIES TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS WHICH MET IN PHILADELPHIA AND WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE AND A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY TO PREPARE THE DEFENSES OF THE PROVINCE HIS MOST IMPORTANT WORK WAS YET TO COME IN SEPTEMBER SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX HE WAS APPOINTED BY VOTE OF CONGRESS THE AGENT TO REPRESENT IN FRANCE THE UNITED COLONIES WHICH HAD JUST DECLARED THEIR INDEPENDENCE OF GREAT BRITAIN
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