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THE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
OF
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING CO., INC.
GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK

COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX.	INTRODUCTION THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY Ancestry and Early Life in Boston Beginning Life as a Printer Arrival in Philadelphia First Visit to Boston Early Friends in Philadelphia First Visit to London Beginning Business in Philadelphia Business Success and First Public Service Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection Poor Richard’s Almanac and Other Activities Interest in Public Affairs Defense of the Province Public Services and Duties Albany Plan of Union Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors Braddock’s Expedition Franklin’s Defense of the Frontier Scientific Experiments Agent of Pennsylvania in London APPENDIX Electrical Kite The Way to Wealth The Whistle A Letter to Samuel Mather BIBLIOGRAPHY