LC-DIG-DET-4a26446: “Franklin’s Return from Europe”. Artwork by Charles E. Mills, Detroit Publishing Company, 1900. London Packet, a Philadelphia ship commanded by Captain Thomas Truxtun, transported Benjamin Franklin back to the United States. The journey was 48 days and Franklin arrived on September 14th, 1785. (06/12/2015).

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