David Salisbury Franks (c.1740-1793)

Philadelphia County · dedicated 2004 · SE corner, 5th & Arch Sts., Philadelphia

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.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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