Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction xix
6. One David Franks, Arrested for Treason 1
7. Two Family, Friends, and Associates 6
8. Three Indian Affairs, Family Growth, and Supplying the Army 25
9. Four Commercial Adventures 39
10. Five Plumsted and Franks, Agents for the Contractors 46
11. Six General Jeffrey Amherst and Colonel Henry Bouquet 56
12. Seven Major General Thomas Gage 69
13. Eight Franks, Inglis and Barkly, Agents for the Contractors 79
14. Nine Levy and Franks and Land Speculation Companies 90
15. Ten A Time of Transition 102
16. Eleven Working Both Sides of the Street 113
17. Twelve War and Financial Turmoil in Philadelphia 122
18. Thirteen The Revenge of the Radicals 136
19. Fourteen A Time of Trials 146
20. Fifteen Exiles 158
21. Sixteen The Final Chapter 169
22. Appendix A Letters to the Editor 179
23. Appendix B Questions of Death and Burial 197
24. Appendix C “Dear Mrs. Cad”: A Revolutionary War Letter of Rebecca Franks 201
25. Notes 207
26. Bibliography 241
27. Index 253