#251 Ben Franklin and George Washington: The Founding Partnership

At the time, Franklin and Washington were two of the most admired individuals in the United States and the most famous Americans in the world. Their final letters to each other represented a fitting end. To a three decade long partnership. That more than any other pairing would forge the American nation. Their relationship began during the French and Indian War.

When Franklin supplied the wagons For British General Braddock's ill fated assault. On Fort Duquesne. And Washington Bury that general's body.

Under the dirt road. Traveled by those retreating wagons. Both had warned Braddock. against this attack. Their friendship continued.

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