The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · Character
Colonel Spotswood
Former governor of Virginia who met Franklin in London.
minor
Also known as Spotswood
First appearance: xix agent of pennsylvania in london
Colonel Spotswood shows up with force in X: Poor Richard’s Almanac and Other Activities. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Postmaster-general who appointed Franklin as deputy postmaster in Philadelphia in 1737.
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