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Re: Ben Franklin
- To: noelle
- Subject: Re: Ben Franklin
- From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:13:48 -0700
- Keywords: our-Oakland-cell-phone-number
> From: Noelle <noelle>
> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2022 19:35:30 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Allen sent this(about Franklin's anti-Swede sentiment)
>
> https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-04-02-0080
I don't see anything specific to Swedes and Sweden, but it does seem to be
a general worry about lack of land and food. I guess Ben didn't know how
much land there really was, and how much there still is. The U.S. could
easily accomodate more people, but it chooses not to.