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July 5. 1775

You are an Member of Parliament,

and one

of that Majority which has doomed my Country to Destruction _ _ - You have begun to burnour Towns,

and murder our

People. — Look upon

Your Hands. - They

Your

are stained with the

Blood of Relations! — You and I were

and

Cong Friends: - You my,- an

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are now

my

Jam. Youre, Branklin

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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.

BY JARED SPARKS.

VOLUME V.

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CONTENTS

OF

VOLUME FIFTH.

POLITICAL PAPERS DURING AND AFTER THE AMERICAN

REVOLUTION.

Page

An Account of Negotiations in London for effecting a

Reconciliation between Great Britain and the

American Colonies

Vindication and Offer from Congress to Parliament

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, proposed

in General Congress

Correspondence and Interview with Lord Howe

Protest against the Equality of Voting in Congress

Sketch of Propositions for a Peace.

97

109

113

116

120

122

125

A Dialogue between Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Sax-

ony, and America

A Catechism relative to the English National Debt

Passports for Moravian Vessels, and for Captain Cook

Supplement to the Boston Independent Chronicle

Public Addresses to Dr. Franklin, and his Answers

Proposals for Consideration in the Convention for forming

the Constitution of the United States

Speech in the Convention; on the Subject of Salaries

Speech in the Committee of the Convention; on the Pro-
portion of Representation and Votes

Motion for Prayers in the Convention

Speech in the Convention, at the Conclusion of its Delib-

A Comparison of the Conduct of the ancient Jews and of

the Antifederalists in the United States of America 158

Queries and Remarks respecting Alterations in the Consti-

tution of Pennsylvania

. 163

tive Electricity. Electrical Kiss.-Counterfeit

Spider. Simple and commodious Electrical Ma-

chine

-

To PETER COLLINSON.

1 September, 1747.

Observations on the Leyden Bottle, with Experi-

ments proving the different Electrical State of its

different Surfaces .

To PETER COLLINSON. 1748.

Farther Experiments confirming the preceding Ob-

servations. Leyden Bottle analyzed. — Electri-

cal Battery. Magical Picture. - Electrical Wheel

or Jack. - Electrical Feast

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TO PETER COLLINSON.

Observations and Suppositions towards forming a

new Hypothesis for explaining the several Phe-

nomena of Thunder-gusts

TO PETER COLLINSON. 27 July, 1750.

-

Accumulation of the Electrical Fire proved to be

in the electrified Glass. Effect of Lightning on

the Needle of Compasses explained. - Gunpow-

der fired by the Electrical Flame

TO PETER COLLINSON. 29 July, 1750.

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189

196

211

223

Introductory Letter to some additional Papers

Opinions and Conjectures concerning the Properties and

Effects of the Electrical Matter, and the Means of

preserving Buildings, Ships, &c. from Lightning,