The Silence Dogood letters in the National Treasure movie are real.

Mrs. Silence Dogood was the pen name used by Benjamin Franklin, first used when he was a teenager, to get his work published in the New-England Courant.

The Courant was a newspaper founded and published by Franklin's brother James.

Link to first Silence Dogood letter:

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-01-02-0008

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