what other jobs did benjamin franklin have?
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 Benjamin supervised the Confederate Secret Service , responsible for covert operations in the North , and financed former federal Interior Secretary Jacob Thompson to work behind the scenes financing operations that might undermine Lincoln politically . Although efforts were made to boost Peace Democrats , the most prominent actions proved to be the St. Albans Raid ( an attack on a Vermont town from Canada ) and an unsuccessful attempt to burn New York City . In the aftermath of the war , these activities led to accusations that Benjamin and Davis were involved in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln , as one Confederate courier , John H. Surratt , who had received money from Benjamin , was tried for involvement in the conspiracy , though Surratt was acquitted . 

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 His most productive major league season came in 1941 , when he played a full season with the Phillies . He posted career @-@ highs in home runs ( 3 ) , RBIs ( 27 ) , runs scored ( 47 ) , hits ( 113 ) , doubles ( 20 ) , triples ( 7 ) , stolen bases ( 17 ) and games played ( 129 ) . In a game against the New York Giants on June 28 , Benjamin singled to bring home the game @-@ winning run in bottom of the 12th inning . On July 1 , he again produced a game @-@ winning single , this time in the bottom of the tenth inning , defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers . He began the 1942 season with the Phillies and batted .224 in 78 games before being sold , on August 5 , to the Louisville Colonels , a Class AA American Association affiliate of the Boston Red Sox . 

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 Benjamin Franklin Peale ( born Aldrovand Peale ; October 15 , 1795 – May 5 , 1870 ) , usually Franklin Peale , was an employee and officer of the Philadelphia Mint from 1833 to 1854 . Although Peale introduced many innovations to the Mint of the United States , he was eventually dismissed amid allegations he had used his position for personal gain . 

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 The book was popular in the Thirteen Colonies of America , and its appeal survived the American War of Independence , copies being owned by Benjamin Franklin , Thomas Jefferson and George Washington . 

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 Francis Folger Franklin ( October 20 , 1732 – November 21 , 1736 ) was the eldest son of Founding Father of the United States Benjamin Franklin by Deborah Read . 
