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The life of Benjamin Franklin, written by himself (1902)
The life of Benjamin Franklin written by himself - 1902 Author:Benjamin Franklin Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PART I. d'un Profit tres Curieux de Benjamin Franklin—1 Esquissc de ses Mfmoires. Les additions a Fencre rottge sont de la main de Franklin My writing.... more » Mrs. Dogood's letters. Differences arise between my Brother and me (his temper and mine); their cause in general. His Newspaper. The Prosecution he suffered. My Examination. Vote of Assembly. His manner of evading it Whereby I became free. My attempt to get employ with other Printers. He prevents me. Our frequent pleadings before our Father. The final Breach. My Inducements to quit Boston. Manner of coming to a Resolution. My leaving him and going to New York (return to eating flesh); thence to Pennsylvania. The journey, and its events on the Bay, at Amboy. The roid. Meet with Dr. Brown. His character. His great work. At Burlington. The Good Woman. On the River. My Arrival at Philadelphia. First Meal and first Sleep. Money left. Employment Lodging. First acquaintance with my afterward Wife. With J. Ralph. With Keimer. Their characters. Osborne. Watson. The Governor takes notice of me. The Occasion and Manner. His character. Offers to set me up. My return to Boston. Voyage and accidents. Reception. My Fathei dislikes the proposal. I return to New York and Philadelphia. Governor Burnet J. Collins. The Money for Vernon. The Governor's Deceit Collins not finding employment goes to Barbados much in my This memorandum, probably in the handwriting of M le Veillard, immediate) precedes the Outline in the MS. Debt Ralph and I go to England. Disappointment of Governor 9 Letters. Colonel French his Friend. Cornwallis's Letters. Cabbin. Dcnham. Hamilton. Arrival in England. Get employment Ralph not He is an expense to me. Adventures in England. Write a Pamphlet and print 100. Schemes. Lyons. Dr. Pemberton. My diligence, and ye...« less