Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) to Count Vergennes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08336 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1784 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

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Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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