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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · Character

John Syng

Philadelphia silversmith and friend of Franklin.

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Also known as Mr. Syng

First appearance: viii business success and first public service

John Syng shows up with force in XII: Defense of the Province. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Member of fire company; exchanges equivocal project remarks with Franklin.
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