The Select Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Autobiography

Phillips, Sampson, 1857 - 488 pages

MEMOIR OF FRANKLIN	15

Genealogy	119

Meets	137

Arrival in London Finds his Letters are Worthless	152

Embarks for Philadelphia Arrival Illness and Disap	161

Second Part of the Autobiography The Philadelphia	179

Plan of a United Party for Virtue Poor Richards	192

Arrival of Whitefield Effects of his Preaching Church	202

On Selfdenia	339

Dialogue I	345

Poor Richards Almanac	353

Advice to a Young Tradesman	360

Dialogue between Franklin and the Gout	369

The Whistle	375

The Internal State of America	381

Positions to be examined concerning National Wealth	387

Moves in the Cause of Education An Academy	213

Delegate to the Albany Convention Proposes a Plan	224

Commissioner for Disbursing Money for Public Defence	237

Overtures from Gov DennyThe Assembly and the Pro	248

Interviews with Lord Chatham	257

A Prussian Edict assuming Claims over Britain	266

An Algerine Speech	277

Various Experiments Treatment of Inventors	283

Of the Effects of Electricity in Paralytic Cases	291

Salt Water rendered fresh by Distillation	302

Effect of Vegetation on Noxious	309

On the Causes of Colds	315

Dismissed from Office The Hutchinson and Oliver Letters Let	317

On the Prevailing Doctrines of Life and Death	321

On Searching after Hidden Treasures	333

A Parable on Persecution	394

Extracts	401

English Poor Laws Amending the Scheme of Providence	407

To Miss Catherine Ray at Block Island 4 March 1775	414

To Lord Kames February 21 1769	431

To Samuel Cooper 5 February 1771	445

To Joshua Babcock 13 January 1772	449

To Miss Georgiana Shipley 8 October	458

To Mrs Bache January 26 1784	464

To B Vaughan July 26	470

To George Whatley May 23 1785	478

To Mrs Mary Hewson London May 6 1786 48	481

To Thomas Paine	488

To David Hartley December 4 1789	496

Title	The Select Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Autobiography The Select Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Autobiography, Benjamin Franklin
Author	Benjamin Franklin
Publisher	Phillips, Sampson, 1857
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	1 Apr 2009
Length	488 pages

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