William Franklin (ca. 1730/31-1813) was the thirteenth, and last, of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's royal governors. He was the natural son of Philadelphia printer and diplomat Benjamin Franklin, through whose influence William was appointed to the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ governorship on 9 September 1762.
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This collection consists of the oaths of office of the governors and acting governors of the State of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ from 1790 to the present. They are generally large, manuscript certificates, a number from the twentieth century being also elaborately illuminated with colored inks.
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