David Salisbury Franks - Philadelphia, PA
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bluesnote
N 39° 57.146 W 075° 08.904
18S E 487323 N 4422488
A state marker in downtown Philadelphia.
Waymark Code: WMW468
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2017
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The plaque says, "Distinguished Jewish officer and aide-de-camp to Gen. Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War. Thought to be complicit in Arnold’s treason, Maj. Franks was later exonerated. A yellow fever victim, he was buried at Christ Church by a Christian neighbor."
Type of Memorial: Plaque
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