This charming, cheerful widow poked fun at colonial habits. But who was she really?
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I would love to read a copy of these letterese if you could post them
Posted by National Treasure in Ottawa On on Sun May 08, 2005 at 06:47 AM
I think Benjamin Franklin was an extraordinary man of his time. Not only to the United States of America, but to the rest of the world. He accomplished a lot and deserves credit for "changing things." After all, he did help write the Declaration of Independence and signed his life and fortune away so that we could be Independant states and live as free people!
Posted by SARAH in NEW HAMPSHIRE on Tue May 31, 2005 at 11:15 AM
Hi, Ofcorse my name is not Matlack i just dont think ppl should know my real name.I was watching National Treasure (movie) Thats about the founding fathers that signed the decleration of independance or something like that. It included that Benjamin Franklin wrote the Silence Dogood letters to leave a clue on how to find a treasure that history left behind, the clues are found in the declaration of independance that leads to the letters of Silence Dogood.Do you Benjamin Fraklin wrote the letters on porpuse to leave codes or clues for someone to figure out a pice of history that is forgotten. It might sound crazy but why would he write all those letters for nothing? if it was to be a hoax i would of just wrote a couple not that many. Then again Benjamin was young when he did this.
Posted by GG15 on Tue May 31, 2005 at 05:56 PM
I believe that there could be a treasure hidden somewhere. I mean why would the freemasons go through all this trouble and Benjammin Franklin why would he write all those letters? I mean it would be so awesome if there was a treasure out there because I want to find it.
Posted by Erica Hale on Sat Jun 11, 2005 at 02:55 PM
Hi.I read the comment above and wanted to answer it. I don't believe Ben Franklin wrote those letters for the "mason club".I think he wrote them for the pure enjoyed for his readers and himself. We learn from history he was never really a serious man, you can find this out by reading his almanacs. I sencerly dought he was a mason at the age of 15.But, I do agree about writting so few and just have more key letters in one note. There are such things as masons, but history states it never went to america,the kights traveled to Europe and scotland.
Posted by Maggie Watson in Dallas,TX on Sat Jun 11, 2005 at 02:57 PM
Last night I saw the movie " National Treasure", the one with the map on the back of the Declaration of Independance. I never would have thought Benjamin Franklin wrote letters to a news paper as someone else ( Silence Dogood ). When I saw the movie I thought it was just made up to make the map work. Then I looked up this site online and found out that it was true. Did Benjamin Franklin ever disguise himself as anyone else? Please let me know.
Posted by Katie in South Carolina on Wed Jun 15, 2005 at 09:11 AM
I have watched the movie national treasure 6 times already and im still trying to figure out how they could just make up something like that could this treasure actually exist. If you are going to put such american history and actual american artifacts something must have led someone into making this movie. i think someone should check out the Declaration to see if this is true or im just letting my mind wonder right now. Its just how could someone use the Dclaration,Sience Dogood letters, and the Liberty Bell to make such a treasure story.
Posted by melanie in bonaire, georgia on Sat Jun 25, 2005 at 09:29 AM
I never even knew that Silence Dogood letters excisted., until...guess! Yup!and if ur wrong NO! Until i watched National Treasure. Maybe social studies isn't that bad! lol! ...c ya'll's...Bye!
Posted by Faith on Tue Jun 28, 2005 at 02:13 PM
I have dome quite a bit of research. Some directly using the national musiem of science. The silence Dogood letters are real. and yes if you take the letters and put them into ms word just copy and paste the exact spelling and words you will see purposly mispelled words and purposly upper cased words. and yes they do when placed in ascending order do say a specific set of sentences. That I assure you is not a hoax. Is what was said about freemasonry and the knights of templar true. Yes. As a freemason certain movies do reveal special messages. My Advice if you honestly are interested in finding answers to your questions. carefully watch shean connery movies and movies with the same people as in the movie National treasure. or ask a master mason for a petition for the degrees of freemasonry. Is the movie 100 percent accurate. I will not answer that.
Posted by Iron0xide in Saint Pete Florida on Fri Jul 01, 2005 at 08:06 PM
After watching "National Treasure"it got me thinking, could this be real! Im hoping it is so that when i get older i could try to find it! I was thinking maybe it is real, i mean everything seems to fit in place and makes sence!
I HOPE IT IS REAL!!!!!
ps please let me know if this is real,thanx!!!
Posted by alyssa on Sat Jul 09, 2005 at 02:58 PM
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I would love to read a copy of these letterese if you could post them
Posted by National Treasure in Ottawa On on Sun May 08, 2005 at 06:47 AM
I think Benjamin Franklin was an extraordinary man of his time. Not only to the United States of America, but to the rest of the world. He accomplished a lot and deserves credit for "changing things." After all, he did help write the Declaration of Independence and signed his life and fortune away so that we could be Independant states and live as free people!
Posted by SARAH in NEW HAMPSHIRE on Tue May 31, 2005 at 11:15 AM
Hi, Ofcorse my name is not Matlack i just dont think ppl should know my real name.I was watching National Treasure (movie) Thats about the founding fathers that signed the decleration of independance or something like that. It included that Benjamin Franklin wrote the Silence Dogood letters to leave a clue on how to find a treasure that history left behind, the clues are found in the declaration of independance that leads to the letters of Silence Dogood.Do you Benjamin Fraklin wrote the letters on porpuse to leave codes or clues for someone to figure out a pice of history that is forgotten. It might sound crazy but why would he write all those letters for nothing? if it was to be a hoax i would of just wrote a couple not that many. Then again Benjamin was young when he did this.
Posted by GG15 on Tue May 31, 2005 at 05:56 PM
I believe that there could be a treasure hidden somewhere. I mean why would the freemasons go through all this trouble and Benjammin Franklin why would he write all those letters? I mean it would be so awesome if there was a treasure out there because I want to find it.
Posted by Erica Hale on Sat Jun 11, 2005 at 02:55 PM
Hi.I read the comment above and wanted to answer it. I don't believe Ben Franklin wrote those letters for the "mason club".I think he wrote them for the pure enjoyed for his readers and himself. We learn from history he was never really a serious man, you can find this out by reading his almanacs. I sencerly dought he was a mason at the age of 15.But, I do agree about writting so few and just have more key letters in one note. There are such things as masons, but history states it never went to america,the kights traveled to Europe and scotland.
Posted by Maggie Watson in Dallas,TX on Sat Jun 11, 2005 at 02:57 PM
Last night I saw the movie " National Treasure", the one with the map on the back of the Declaration of Independance. I never would have thought Benjamin Franklin wrote letters to a news paper as someone else ( Silence Dogood ). When I saw the movie I thought it was just made up to make the map work. Then I looked up this site online and found out that it was true. Did Benjamin Franklin ever disguise himself as anyone else? Please let me know.
Posted by Katie in South Carolina on Wed Jun 15, 2005 at 09:11 AM
I have watched the movie national treasure 6 times already and im still trying to figure out how they could just make up something like that could this treasure actually exist. If you are going to put such american history and actual american artifacts something must have led someone into making this movie. i think someone should check out the Declaration to see if this is true or im just letting my mind wonder right now. Its just how could someone use the Dclaration,Sience Dogood letters, and the Liberty Bell to make such a treasure story.
Posted by melanie in bonaire, georgia on Sat Jun 25, 2005 at 09:29 AM
I never even knew that Silence Dogood letters excisted., until...guess! Yup!and if ur wrong NO! Until i watched National Treasure. Maybe social studies isn't that bad! lol! ...c ya'll's...Bye!
Posted by Faith on Tue Jun 28, 2005 at 02:13 PM
I have dome quite a bit of research. Some directly using the national musiem of science. The silence Dogood letters are real. and yes if you take the letters and put them into ms word just copy and paste the exact spelling and words you will see purposly mispelled words and purposly upper cased words. and yes they do when placed in ascending order do say a specific set of sentences. That I assure you is not a hoax. Is what was said about freemasonry and the knights of templar true. Yes. As a freemason certain movies do reveal special messages. My Advice if you honestly are interested in finding answers to your questions. carefully watch shean connery movies and movies with the same people as in the movie National treasure. or ask a master mason for a petition for the degrees of freemasonry. Is the movie 100 percent accurate. I will not answer that.
Posted by Iron0xide in Saint Pete Florida on Fri Jul 01, 2005 at 08:06 PM
After watching "National Treasure"it got me thinking, could this be real! Im hoping it is so that when i get older i could try to find it! I was thinking maybe it is real, i mean everything seems to fit in place and makes sence!
I HOPE IT IS REAL!!!!!
ps please let me know if this is real,thanx!!!
Posted by alyssa on Sat Jul 09, 2005 at 02:58 PM
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