Where did he teach?
University of California at San Diego,
what was taught?
U.S. history.
When were the letters found?
spring of 2007.
What publication reported the correspondence?
William & Mary Quarterly,
Which issue?
April issue
What type of publication is it?
a journal of early American history and culture.
Who was the author of the letters?
written by, to, and about Benjamin Franklin
Was there anything remarkable about them?
They shed new light on early U.S. history.
What was the subject?
Benjamin Franklin's success in dealing with a British general.
who was the first letter found addresses to?
The governor of Maryland
was the professor familiar with Franklin's writing?
Yes
Who did he relate that to?
CNN
Were the found letters actually written by Franklin?
They were hand written copies
How long ago?
250 years ago,
Where was Ben living at the time?
London.
How come the letters were not found sooner?
They were filed under the copyist's name,
According to whom?
A curator
Where?
British Library
Did they reveal anything new?
Yes
what day were they found?
The last day of his last research trip to London