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Halifax, 209.

Hall, David, taken into partnership with
Franklin, 151.

Hamilton, Andrew, 55, 57, 86, 89.

lin as colonial agent in, 216-231, 234-
237.

Lor, M. de, 202.

Lotteries, 142 and note.

Hamilton, Governor James, 55, 166, 168, Loudoun, Lord, 205–212.

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Keimer, Samuel, the printer, 37-41,
his arguments with Franklin, 49; pro-
poses founding a new sect, 49; as a
vegetarian, 49, 50; 70; engages Frank-
lin to manage his printing-house, 71;
72, 73; picks a quarrel with Franklin
and discharges him, 74; his financial
condition, 75; reëngages Franklin,
75, 76; 82-84; fails and goes to Bar-
badoes, 90, 91.

Keith, Sir William, Governor of Penn-
sylvania, 40-43; proposes to set Frank-
lin up as
printer, 47, 48; his post-
poned promises to Franklin, 53, 54;
his faithlessness discovered, 56, 57;
30, 78.

Kennedy, Captain, 213, 215.
Kennedy, Mr., 166.

King of Denmark, the, 98.
Kinnersley, Ebenezer, 199, 200,

Kite, Franklin's experiment with a,

202.

Lamps, street, 160, 161.
Lawrence, Colonel, 139, 140.
Le Roy, Jean Baptiste, 202.
Libraries, subscription, 94-98.
Library, the Philadelphia, the founding
of, 94-98.

Logan, James, 143, 144.

London, Franklin's life as a journeyman
printer in, 56-68; lighting and cleau-
ing of the streets in, 161-164; Frank-

Louisburg, 209.

Lutwidge, Captain, 213.
Lyons, a surgeon, 59.

Macclesfield, Lord, 203.
Madeira, 231.

Mandeville, Dr., 59.
Mansfield, Lord, 221.
Maugridge, William, 81.
Meredith, senior, 86, 87.

Meredith, Hugh, 71, 74; arranges a part-
nership with Franklin in a printing
business, 75; 76, 81, 85; his partner-
ship with Franklin having been dis-
solved, he settles in North Carolina,
87, 88.

Mickle, Samuel, 80.

Militia, organization of a, 138, 139, 188,
195.

Mitchel, Dr., 200.
Money, paper, 88-90.
Morality, 77-79, 101-114.

Moravians, their opinions as to bearing
arms, 189; their manner of life, 194,

195.

Morris, Governor Robert Hunter, his
appointment, 168; his disputes with
the Assembly and his personal friend-
ship with Franklin, 169, 170, 197, 198;
172; vetoes money-bills of Assembly,
187; 193.

Morris, James, 142, 143.

New England Courant, the, 27-29.
Newspapers, libel in, 119, 120.
New York, Franklin in, 31.
Nollet, Abbé, 201, 202.
Norris, Isaac, Speaker of the Pennsyl-
vania House, 153, 166.

Order, 103, 104, 107-110.
Orme, Captain, 183.

Osborne, Charles, his acquaintance with
Franklin, 51-53.

Palmer, Mr., the London printer, 58, 59.
Paris, Ferdinand John, 219, 221.
Parsons, William, 81.
Partnerships, 137.

"Paxton Boys," the riots of the, 233.
Pearson, Isaac, 77.
Pemberton, Dr., 59.
Pembroke, Lord, 216.

Penn, John, grandson of William, 166;
Governor of Pennsylvania, 233, 234.
Penn, Thomas, son of William and chief
proprietor of Pennsylvania, his hos
tility to Franklin, 196, 197; 204, 218.
See Proprietors of Pennsylvania.
Penn, William, anecdote of, 143, 144.
Penn family. See Proprietors of Penn
sylvania.

Pennsylvania Gazette, The, Franklin's
newspaper, 84, 85, 119, 122, 136.
Peters, Secretary Richard, 166.
Philadelphia, Franklin's life in, 34-54,
70-207, 231-234, 237-240, 243, 244.
Philosophical Society, the American, 138.
Pilgrim's Progress, 19, 31, 32.
Foor Richard's Almanac, publication of,
118; its success and its influence for
good, 118, 119.

Potts, Stephen, 71, 72, 81.
Pownall, Governor Thomas, 172.
Presbyterian minister, a, 100, 101.
Pride, 112-114.

Proprietors of Pennsylvania, the (Thomas
and Richard Penn), disputes of the Pro-
vince with, 170, 171, 204–207, 217-223.

Quakers, their attitude towards offensive
and defensive war, 138, 141-147.
Quincy, Col. Josiah, grandfather of the
Josiah Quincy who was second mayor
of Boston, 172, 173.

Ralph, James, his acquaintance__with
Franklin in Philadelphia, 51-53;
Pope's allusion to, 53 and note; sails
for England in company with Franklin,
54; life in London with Franklin, 57-
60; becomes a country schoolmaster,
60; breaks with Franklin, 61; 68, 78;
his later reputation as a writer, 205.
Read, John, Franklin lodged at his
house, 39; 57.

Read, Miss Deborah, her first sight of
Franklin, 36, 39; Franklin becomes
attached to, 50; 54, 58; her unhappy
marriage with one Rogers, 70; 78;
marries Franklin, 93, 94. See Frank-
lin, Mrs. Benjamin.

Reading, 230.

Recluse, a female, 64, 65.

Religion, 77-79, 99-101, 116, 131.
Riddlesden, an attorney, 56, 57.
Rolls, episode of the, 35.

Rose, Aquila, 31, 38.

Rum, its effect on the Indians, 153, 154.

Scull, Nicholas, 81.

Self-examination, 101-114.
Ships, speed in, as affected by building,
rigging, lading, and sailing, 212-214.
Shirley, William, Governor of Massachu-
setts and commander-in-chief of the
British forces in America at the begin-

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Vegetarianism, 23, 24, 48-50.
Vernon, Mr., 43, 86; Franklin's debt to,
45-48, 73, 78, 86.

Virtues, the cultivation of, 102-114.

Washington, George, letter from Frank-
lin to, 243.

Watch, the city, of Philadelphia, 128.
Watson, Joseph, his acquaintance with
Franklin, 51-53.

Watson, Sir William, physician, botanist,
and electrician, 203.

Watts, the printer, 61, 62.

Webb, George, 72, 73, 81, 83, 84.
Welfare, Michael, 146.

Wharf, building a, 15.

Whitefield, Rev. George, one of the

founders of Methodism, 131-136.
Wilcox, a London bookseller, 59.
Wilton, England, 216.
Wolfe, General James, 209.
Women, the education of, 120, 121.
Wright, Dr., 202.

Wygate, Franklin's acquaintance with
65, 66.

Wyndham, Sir William, 67, 68.

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