wˌɛn fɹˈæŋklɪn, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ lˈɔŋ ænd ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl stˈeɪ ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp, ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə tə pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪnðə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ʌvðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, tˈɑːməs dʒˈɛfɚsən ɐ nˈɑːnmˈeɪsən tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚɹ æz ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɛnvɔɪ.
When Franklin, after a long and influential stay in Europe, returned to America to participate in the writing of the Constitution, Thomas Jefferson a non-Mason took over as American Envoy.