61 Threadneedle Street : Lois E. Schofield : 9780692124666 : 0692124667 : 11 Jul 2019 : 61 Threadneedle Street is a poignant historical novel about the seemingly unbreakable bond between William Franklin and his father, Benjamin. Theirs is a story of love, friendship, respect and betrayal. Although he is an illegitimate child, he becomes a lawyer in London and is awarded the royal governorship of New Jersey.Free again after a broken engagement, he sires an illegitimate son but has no money to pay for his care. This faux pas forces him to approach his father for help, or he will go to jail. Billy returns home with a homesick, English bride. A well-liked governor, he is instrumental in granting a charter for Queens College in New Brunswick.In 1765 Parliament passes the Stamp Act. Mistakenly blamed for initiating it, Benjamin's new house is targeted by a mob of arsonists. Billy rushes home to find his mother barricaded behind the door with a rifle by her side. Britain's next move is a tea