Temple's Diary
A Tale of Benjamin Franklin's Family
In the Days Leading up to The American Revolution
June 20, 1776
Admiral Richard Howe, painted by Hoppner.
Lord Admiral Richard Howe, the Peace Commissioner from England, has finally arrived and sent a circular letter to all colonial governors promising pardon to those who help to restore order. Too late, alas. Those conciliatory words, I fear, won't do any good.
Grandfather writes to General Washington that he has been ill and out of touch, but he knows that a Declaration of Independence is in the works.
