expenses than his young nation could afford to reimburse. At war's end, Franks was made American vice-consul at Marseilles. In 1786, he served as American envoy in the treaty negotiations between the United States and the potentates of Morocco. Despite his complete exoneration, the trust of Washington, and his long service to his country, Jeffersonian Republicans launched vicious attacks on Franks for his association with Arnold. In 1786, the attacks succeeded and Franks was dismissed from the diplomatic corps. He returned to the United States discredited and bankrupt. Franks was given a grant of land for his services and a position in the Bank of the United States, but he died in poverty. After he succumbed to yellow fever in the great epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia, he was saved from a pauper's grave by a neighbor, who had him interred in Christ Church Burial Ground. Franks was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. References External links Article at JewishEncyclopedia.com 1740 births 1793 deaths Continental Army staff officers Deaths from yellow fever People of Pennsylvania in the American Revolution Infectious disease deaths in Pennsylvania American Jews American Sephardic Jews Spanish and Portuguese Jews Military personnel from Philadelphia Burials at Christ Church, Philadelphia