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June 18, 1776: The Arrest of Royal Governor William Franklin
โIn New Jersey, the provincial Congress orders the immediate arrest of their Royal Governor, William Franklin. He happens to be the estranged, fiercely loyalist son of Benjamin Franklin. By placing the King's top executive under armed guard and declaring him an enemy to the liberties of the country, New Jersey effectively overthrows British executive authority in the colony weeks before the final vote in Philadelphia.