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Did Franklin really wear a fur cap in Paris?
VERDICTTRUE
Yes, and he knew how it looked. Writing from Paris on February 8, 1777, he described himself to Emma Thompson as very plainly dressed, his thin grey hair under “a fine Fur Cap, which comes down my Forehead almost to my Spectacles. Think how this must appear among the Powder’d Heads of Paris.”
The receipts
- Benjamin Franklin to Emma Thompson, 8 February 1777, Founders Online, National Archives
The comedy version
The untold story of Benjamin Franklin, who won the Revolution with an essay about wind.
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