THE WORKS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; CONTAINING SEVERAL POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL TRACTS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY FORMER EDITION AND MANY LETTERS OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE NOT HITHERTO PUBLISHED WITH NOTES AND A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.1844 |
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... pounds sterling in silver . He re- ceived me not very frankly , looked me all over , and turned to his work again . The journeymen were inquisitive where I had been , what sort of a country it was , and how I liked it . I praised it ...
... pounds sterling in silver . He re- ceived me not very frankly , looked me all over , and turned to his work again . The journeymen were inquisitive where I had been , what sort of a country it was , and how I liked it . I praised it ...
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... pounds currency , desired I would recover it for him , and keep it till I had his directions what to employ it in . Accordingly he gave me an order to receive it . This business afterwards occasioned me a good deal of uneasiness . At ...
... pounds currency , desired I would recover it for him , and keep it till I had his directions what to employ it in . Accordingly he gave me an order to receive it . This business afterwards occasioned me a good deal of uneasiness . At ...
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... pounds sterling . He liked it , but asked me if my being on the spot in England to choose the types , and see that every thing was good of the kind , might not be of some advantage . Then , " said he , " when there , you may make ...
... pounds sterling . He liked it , but asked me if my being on the spot in England to choose the types , and see that every thing was good of the kind , might not be of some advantage . Then , " said he , " when there , you may make ...
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... pounds a year . He died , January 24th , 1762. An account of his life and writings is con- tained in CHALMERS's Biographical Dictionary . - EDITOR . the ship , whose departure too had been several times Ær . 18. ] 51 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... pounds a year . He died , January 24th , 1762. An account of his life and writings is con- tained in CHALMERS's Biographical Dictionary . - EDITOR . the ship , whose departure too had been several times Ær . 18. ] 51 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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... estate to charitable purposes , re- serving only twelve pounds a year to live on , and out of this sum she still gave a part in charity , living her- self on water - gruel only , and using no 62 [ 1726 . LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... estate to charitable purposes , re- serving only twelve pounds a year to live on , and out of this sum she still gave a part in charity , living her- self on water - gruel only , and using no 62 [ 1726 . LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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accordingly acquaintance advantage affairs afterwards American appeared appointed arrived Art of Virtue Assembly attended Benjamin Franklin Boston British brother called captain colonies commissioners conduct Congress continued Ecton EDITOR employed endeavour England England Courant father favor France French friends gave give Governor hand honor Hugh Meredith instructions Keimer King letters lived lodged London Lord Lord Chatham Lord Hillsborough Lord Kames Lord Loudoun means ment ministers never night obtained occasion opinion pamphlet paper Paris Parliament Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Gazette persons Philadelphia pieces political pounds pounds sterling present principles printed printer printing-house procure proposed Proprietaries province published Quakers Ralph received respect sail says seems sent ship Society soon Stamp Act Street thing thought tion took town treaty virtue William William Temple Franklin writing wrote young