Chronology Entry
Year
1769
Text
Benjamin Franklin : To Peter Franklin.
By the latter of these means you see tea is brought dry and crisp from China to Europe, and thence to America, tho'it comes all the way by sea in the damp hold of a ship. And by this method, grain, meal, &c. if well dry'd before 'tis put up, may be kept for ages sound and good.
In : The papers of Benjamin Franklin. Vol. 10 (1966).
By the latter of these means you see tea is brought dry and crisp from China to Europe, and thence to America, tho'it comes all the way by sea in the damp hold of a ship. And by this method, grain, meal, &c. if well dry'd before 'tis put up, may be kept for ages sound and good.
In : The papers of Benjamin Franklin. Vol. 10 (1966).
Mentioned People (1)
Franklin, Benjamin
(Boston 1706-1790 Philadelphia) : Staatsmann, Drucker, Verleger, Naturwissenschaftler, Erfinder, Naturphilosoph, Schriftsteller
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America