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CHAPTER X.-Commissioner for Disbursing Money for Public Defence -
His Militia Bill - Appointed to take Charge of the Frontier and build
Forts March - Military Preparations - -Indian Massacre -Arrival at
New Mode of securing Punctuality at Prayers - The
Their Marriages - Colonel Franklin-Journey to Virginia
Offered a Commission as General - Account of his Electrical Discover-
ies A Member of the Royal Society - Receives the Copley Medal . 237
Gnadenhutten
Moravians
CHAPTER XI.-Overtures from Gov. Denny-The Assembly and the Pro-
prietaries - Franklin deputed to go to England as Agent of the Assembly
-Discussion before Lord Loudoun - Vexatious Delays Anecdote
Departure with his Son for England - Anecdote of Shirley - Incidents
of the Voyage-Arrival in London.
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HIS POLITICAL PAPERS.
Interviews with Lord Chatham
A Prussian Edict, assuming Claims over Britain
Rules for Reducing a Great Empire to a Small One; presented to a late
Minister when he entered upon his Administration
An Algerine Speech.
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On Cold produced by Evaporation.
Salt Water rendered fresh by Distillation - Method of relieving Thirst
by Sea-water
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302
Tendency of Rivers to the Sea- Effects of the Sun's Rays on Cloths of
Different Colors
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Effect of Air on the Barometer- The Study of Insects
The Ephemera; an Emblem of Human Life
Extracts
A Dialogue between Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Saxony and Amer-
ica .
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Positions to be examined concerning National Wealth Government
Morals of Chess
HIS CORRESPONDENCE.
To Josiah Franklin, Boston. April 13, 1738.
A Man's Religion to be judged of by its Fruits
To Miss Jane Franklin. January 6, 1726-7 .
On Presenting a Spinning-wheel.
To the same. July 28, 1743 .
Religious Notions-Doctrine and Worship.
To James Read. 17 August, 1745.
On Differences between Man and Wife.
To Peter Collinson. 9 May, 1753
Freemasons.
English Poor Laws- Amending the Scheme of Providence
Anecdotes Aversion from Labor among American Indians.
Germans in Pennsylvania - Their Peculiarities - Hopes for Eng-
land.
To George Whitefield. June 6, 1753.
- On Meriting Heaven - Prayers and Deeds-
Good Works
Example of Christ.
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To Miss Catherine Ray, at Block Island. 4 March, 1775
To Miss Catherine Ray. 11 September, 1755.
To Miss E. Hubbard. 23 February, 1756
On the Death of his Brother, John Franklin.
To his Wife.
Nov. 13, 1756.
A Humorous Rebuke.
To Lord Kames. May 3, 1760
His Lordship's Principles of Equity - Franklin's Plan of Writing
The Art of Virtue.
To Miss Mary Stevenson. May 16, 1760
Advice in Reading.
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To the Editor of a London Newspaper. 20 May, 1765
Satirical Defence of Newspaper Paragraphs and their False Re-
ports.
To Mrs. Deborah Franklin. June 22, 1767.
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State of his Affairs-Proposed Marriage of his Daughter
To Miss Mary Stevenson. 14 September, 1767
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Visit to Paris-French Women and Fashions - King and Queen
- Versailles-Paris-French Politeness-Travelling.
To Lord Kames. February 21, 1769.
431
Use of Oxen in Agriculture - Congratulations — Political Pros-
pects.
To Joseph Galloway, May 14, 1768 .
To John Alleyne. August 8, 1768.
On Early Marriages.
To William Franklin. Dec. 19, 1768
The Boston Resolutions - Parliamentary Anecdote.
To William Franklin. April 16, 1768.
The Wilkes Riots- - More Mischief Brewing -Preparations for
Wilkes-Divisions among the Ministry- The
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Return.
The Difficulties between England and her Colonies- Ends of
Providence.
27 January, 1777 .
To Joseph Priestley. 19 September.
Moral Algebra, for arriving at Decisions in Doubtful Cases.
To the same.
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453
22 April, 1779.
The Philosopher's Stone- Wickedness of the American War.
To Josiah Quincy.
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Providence Rules- - National Characteristics American Super-
fluities.
To Joseph Priestley. 8 February, 1780.
Progress of Science All Situations have their Inconveniences
-Illustrative Anecdote.
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To Miss Georgiana Shipley. 8 October.
To Jonathan Shipley. 17 March
To Francis Hopkinson. 24 December, 1782.
On Planting Trees - Newspaper Abuse.
To Mrs. Mary Hewson. 27 January, 1783
On the Death of Friends - Folly of War -Protracted Friend-
ship.
To John Sargent. 27 January.
Gratitude to Providence
Matrimony, &c.
To Sir Joseph Banks. 27 July
Against War.
On the Establishment of Peace.
To Mrs. Bache. January 26, 1784
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The Order of the Cincinnati-Ascending and Descending Honors
- Absurdity of the System of Hereditary Nobility.
The War-British Disdain for Yankees - Consequences
Evidences of Providence - Comparison of Fortunes-English
Copyrights in America - Emigration.
To George Whatley. May 23, 1785.
Privileges of Old Age-On a Good Epitaph -
fidence in a Future State - The American Constitution - Eng- land Anecdote.
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On visiting Boston.
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Commerce - Forest Lands
To Mrs. Mary Hewson, London. May 6, 1786
Recovery of an Old Letter-Life in Philadelphia - Cards
Consolation for Idleness-Public Amusements - Family Mat- ters.
To Mrs. Jane Mecom. 4 July
Phonography Anticipated.
To Miss ***
The Art of Procuring Pleasant Dreams.
To Thomas Paine
On his Arguments against a Particular Providence, &c.
To the Editors of the Pennsylvania Gazette. March 30, 1788
On Party Abuse - Newspaper Scurrility.
To Charles Thompson. December 29
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Sketch of the Services of B. Franklin to the United States of
America.
To David Hartley.
December 4, 1789.
State of his Health
- Convulsions in France.
To William Franklin. 16 August, 1784.
On Political Differences with his Son.
To Noah Webster. December 26, 1789.
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Innovations in the English Language -
French-Fashions in Printing - Use of Capital Letters, Italics,
&c.