David Franks: Colonial Merchant

Contents

Contents Foreword by William Pencak ix Preface and Acknowledgments xi Introduction xix One David Franks, Arrested for Treason 1 Two Family, Friends, and Associates 6 Three Indian Affairs, Family Growth, and Supplying the Army 25 Four Commercial Adventures 39 Five Plumsted and Franks, Agents for the Contractors 46 Six General Jeffrey Amherst and Colonel Henry Bouquet 56 Seven Major General Thomas Gage 69 Eight Franks, Inglis and Barkly, Agents for the Contractors 79 Nine Levy and Franks and Land Speculation Companies 90 Ten A Time of Transition 102 Eleven Working Both Sides of the Street 113 Twelve War and Financial Turmoil in Philadelphia 122 Thirteen The Revenge of the Radicals 136 Fourteen A Time of Trials 146 Fifteen Exiles 158 Sixteen The Final Chapter 169 Appendix A Letters to the Editor 179 Appendix B Questions of Death and Burial 197 Appendix C “Dear Mrs. Cad”: A Revolutionary War Letter of Rebecca Franks 201 Notes 207 Bibliography 241 Index 253 ...