THE

MANY-SIDED FRANKLIN

BY

PAUL LEICESTER FORD ÷ can、

AUTHOR OF " 'JANICE MEREDITH,' "THE HONORABLE PETER
STIRLING," "THE STORY OF AN UNTOLD Love,"

"

AND THE TRUE GEORGE WASHINGTON

NEW YORK

The Century Co.

Copyright, 1898, 1899, by

THE CENTURY CO.

ΤΟ

THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY,

FOUNDED BY FRANKLIN,

AND NOW THE DEPOSITORY OF THE MOST VALUABLE PART OF HIS MANUSCRIPTS,

AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE PERSONAL OBLIGATION OF THE AUTHOR,

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED.