THE WRITINGS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

VOLUME V

•The Mo

OF

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

COLLECTED AND EDITED

WITH A LIFE AND INTRODUCTION

BY

ALBERT HENRY SMYTH

VOLUME V

1767-1772

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.

1907

All rights reserved

Set up and electrotyped. Published March, 1906. Reprinted October, 1907.

Norwood Press

J. S. Cushing Co. - Berwick & Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

NO.

CONTENTS

VOLUME V

425. Remarks and Facts concerning American Paper Money.

March 11, 1767

426. The Repeal of the Stamp Act. March 23, 1767

427. To Lord Kames. April 11, 1767

428. To John Ross. April 11, 1767 .

429. To Cadwallader Evans. May 5, 1767

430. To Joseph Galloway. June 13, 1767 .

431. To Miss Mary Stevenson. June 17, 1767

432. To Mrs. Deborah Franklin. June 22, 1767

433. To Peter Collinson. July 13, 1767

434. To Samuel Franklin. July 17, 1767

435. To Richard Price. August 1, 1767

436. To Mrs. Deborah Franklin. August 5, 1767

437. To George Croghan. August 5, 1767

438. To Joseph Galloway.

August 8, 1767

439. To John Canton. August 25, 1767

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440. To William Franklin. August 28, 1767

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441. To Miss Mary Stevenson. September 14, 1767 .

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442. Of Lightning, and the Method of securing Buildings and

Persons from its mischievous Effects. September, 1767

443. On Smuggling. November 24, 1767 .

444. To William Franklin. November 25, 1767

445. To John Canton. November 27, 1767

446. To Joseph Galloway. December 1, 1767

447. To John Ross. December 13, 1767 .

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