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Show . MEANT A "DUTCH TREAT." Unique Dinner Invitation 'Which Franklin Did Not Accept. An Interesting; collection of Invltn-tlona Invltn-tlona to and from Ilonjamln Franklin during his visit to Dngland has been placed In the University of Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania llbrar) Among the letters to franklin aro somo from tho peerngo for great and for little dinners, but perhaps the most interesting is one from a gentleman who described himself him-self as "In lodgings" and unablo to entertain Mr. KranMIn at his homo. Ho thereforo proposed a visit to the Star and Garter, and then wont on to say that ho would order a dinner at a crown a head, evidently expecting Franklin to bear his share. Thero is no record of an acceptance. |