,,works ,,of  ,,benjamin ,,franklin     
,compiled by ,david ,widger             
,,contents     ,,the ,,complete ,,works 
,,franklin1 ,vol4 #a    ,,the ,,complete
 ,,works ,,franklin1 ,vol4 #b    ,,the  
,,complete ,,works ,,franklin1 ,vol4 #c 
,,memoirs ,,of ,,benjamin ,,franklin1   
,vol4 #a    ,,memoirs ,,of ,,benjamin   
,,franklin1 ,vol4 #b    ,,autobiography 
,,of ,,benjamin ,,franklin    ,,benjamin
 ,,franklin1 ,,selections               
,,autobiography ,,of ,,benjamin         
,,franklin  ,,franklin',s               
,,autobiography  ,,benjamin ,,franklin3 
,,first ,,balloons  ,,experiments ,,and 
,,observations ,,on ,,electricity       
,,franklin',s ,,way ,,to ,,wealth       
,,tables ,,of ,,contents ,,of ,,volumes 
,,the ,,complete ,,works1 ,,of ,,the    
,,late ,,dr4 ,,benjamin ,,franklin ,now 
,first ,collected ,and ,arranged3 ,with 
,memoirs ,of ,his ,early ,life1 ,written
 ,by ,himself4 ,in ,three ,volumes4     
,vol4 ,i4 7of ,,iii7 #ahjf ,,contents   
,page4 ,,life of ,dr4 ,,franklin  #a    

,,letters ,,and ,,papers ,,on           
,,electricity4 ,introductory ,letter4   
#afi ,wonderful effect of               
points4,positive and negative           
electricity4,electrical                 
kiss4,counterfeit spider4,simple and    
commodious electrical machine4  #agj    
,observations on the ,leyden bottle1    
with experiments proving the different  
electrical state of its different       
surfaces4  #agi ,further experiments    
confirming the preceding                
observations4,leyden bottle             
analysed4,electrical battery4,magical   
,picture4,electrical wheel or           
jack4,electrical feast4  #ahg           
,observations and suppositions1 towards 
forming a new hypothesis1 for explaining
 the several phenomena of thunder-gusts4
  #bjc ,introductory letter to some     
additional papers4  #baf ,opinions and  
conjectures1 concerning the properties  
and effects of the electrical matter1   
and the means of preserving buildings1  
ships1 c4 from lightning1 arising from  

experiments and observations made at    
,philadelphia1 #agdi4;,golden           
fish4,extraction of effluvial virtues by
 electricity impracticable4  #bag       
,additional experiments3 proving that   
the ,leyden bottle has no more          
electrical fire in it when charged1 than
 before3 nor less when discharged3 that 
in discharging1 the fire does not issue 
from the wire and the coating at the    
same time1 as some have thought1 but    
that the coating always receives what is
 discharged by the wire1 or an equal    
quantity3 the outer surface being always
 in a negative state of electricity1    
when the inner surface is in a positive 
state4  #bde xii ,accumulation of the   
electrical fire proved to be in the     
electrified glass4,effect of lightning  
on the needle of compasses1             
explained4,gunpowder fired by the       
electric flame4  #bdg ,unlimited nature 
of the electric force4  #bej ,the terms1
 electric per se1 and non-electric1     
improper4,new relation between metals   

and water4,effects of air in electrical 
experiments4,experiment for discovering 
more of the qualities of the electric   
fluid4  #beb ,mistake1 that only metals 
and water were conductors1              
rectified4,supposition of a region of   
electric fire above our                 
atmosphere4,theorem concerning          
light4,poke-weed a cure for cancers4    
#bef ,new experiments4,paradoxes        
inferred from them4,difference in the   
electricity of a globe of glass charged1
 and a globe of sulphur4,difficulty of  
ascertaining which is positive and which
 negative4  #bfa ,probable cause of the 
different attractions and repulsions of 
the two electrified globes mentioned in 
the two preceding letters4  #bfd        
,reasons for supposing1 that the glass  
globe charges positively1 and the       
sulphur negatively4,hint respecting a   
leather globe for experiments when      
travelling4  ibid4 ,electrical kite4    
#bfg ,hypothesis1 of the sea being the  
grand source of lightning1              

retracted4,positive1 and sometimes      
negative1 electricity of the clouds     
discovered4,new experiments and         
conjectures in support of this          
discovery4,observations recommended for 
ascertaining the direction of the       
electric fluid4,size of rods for        
conductors to buildings4,appearance of a
 thunder-cloud described4  #bfi         
,additional proofs of the positive and  
negative state of electricity in the    
clouds4,new method of ascertaining it4  
#bhd ,electrical experiments1 with an   
attempt to account for their several    
phenomena1 c4  #bhf ,experiments made in
 pursuance of those made by ,mr4        
,canton1 dated ,december #f1 #agec2 with
 explanations1 by ,mr4 ,benjamin        
,franklin4  #bid ,turkey killed by      
electricity4,effect of a shock on the   
operator in making the experiment4  #bii
 ,differences in the qualities of       
glass4,account of ,domien1 an           
electrician and traveller4,conjectures  
respecting the pores of glass4,origin of

 the author's idea of drawing down      
lightning4,no satisfactory hypothesis   
respecting the manner in which clouds   
become electrified4,six men knocked down
 at once by an electrical               
shock4,reflections on the spirit of     
invention4  #cja xiii ,beccaria's work  
on electricity4,sentiments of ,franklin 
on pointed rods1 not fully understood in
 ,europe4,effect of lightning on the    
church of ,newbury1 in ,new             
,england4,remarks on the subject4  #cji 
,notice of another packet of letters4   
#cac ,extract of a letter from a        
gentleman in ,boston1 to ,benjamin      
,franklin1 ,esq4 concerning the crooked 
direction1 and the source of lightning1 
and the swiftness of the electric fire4 
#cad ,observations on the subjects of   
the preceding letter4,reasons for       
supposing the sea to be the grand source
 of lightning4,reasons for doubting this
 hypothesis4,improvement in a globe for 
raising the electric fire4  #cbj ,effect
 of lightning on captain ,waddel's      

compass1 and the ,dutch church at ,new  
,york4  #cbd ,proposal of an experiment 
to measure the time taken up by an      
,electric spark1 in moving through any  
given space4  #cbg ,experiments on      
boiling water1 and glass heated by      
boiling water4,doctrine of repulsion in 
electrised bodies doubted4,electricity  
of the atmosphere at different          
heights4,electrical                     
horse-race4,electrical thermometer4,in  
what cases the electrical fire produces 
heat4,wire lengthened by                
electricity4,good effect of a rod on the
 house of ,mr4 ,west1 of ,philadelphia4 
#cca ,answer to some of the foregoing   
subjects4,how long the ,leyden bottle   
may be kept charged4,heated glass       
rendered permeable by the electric      
fluid4,electrical attraction and        
repulsion4,reply to other subjects in   
the preceding paper4,numerous ways of   
kindling fire4,explosion of water4,knobs
 and points4  #cdc ,accounts from       
,carolina 7mentioned in the foregoing   

letter7 of the effects of lightning on  
two of the rods commonly affixed to     
houses there1 for securing them against 
lightning4  #cfa ,mr4 ,william ,maine's 
account of the effects of the lightning 
on his rod1 dated at ,indian ,land1 in  
,south ,carolina1 ,aug4 #bh1 #agfj4     
#cfb ,on the electricity of the         
tourmalin4  #cfi ,new observation       
relating to electricity in the          
atmosphere4  #cgc ,flash of lightning   
that struck ,st4 ,bride's steeple4  #cgd
 ,best method of securing a powder      
magazine from lightning4  #cge ,of      
lightning1 and the methods 7now used in 
,america7 of securing buildings and     
persons from its mischievous effects4   
#cgg ,st4 ,bride's steeple4,utility of  
electrical conductors to                
,steeples4,singular kind of glass tube4 
#chb ,experiments1 observations1 and    
facts1 tending to support the opinion   
xiv of the utility of long pointed rods1
 for securing buildings from damage by  
strokes of lightning4  #chc ,on the     

utility of electrical conductors4  #djj 
,on the effects of electricity in       
paralytic cases4  #dja ,electrical      
experiments on amber4  #djc ,on the     
electricity of the fogs in ,ireland4    
#dje ,mode of ascertaining1 whether the 
power1 giving a shock to those who touch
 either the ,surinam eel1 or the        
torpedo1 be electrical4  #djh ,on the   
analogy between magnetism and           
electricity4  #daj ,concerning the mode 
of rendering meat tender by electricity4
  #dac ,answer to some queries          
concerning the choice of glass for the  
,leyden experiment4  #daf ,concerning   
the ,leyden bottle4  #dah ,,appendix4   
,no4 #a4 ,account of experiments made in
 electricity at ,marly4  #dbj ,a more   
particular account of the same1 c4  #dbb
 ,letter of ,mr4 ,w4 ,watson1 ,f4 ,r4   
,s4 to the ,royal ,society1 concerning  
the electrical experiments in ,england  
upon thunder-clouds4  #dbg ,no4 #b4     
,remarks on the ,abb ,nollet's ,letters 
to ,benjamin ,franklin1 ,esq4 of        

,philadelphia1 on electricity4  #dcj    
,,list ,,of ,,the ,,plates ,,plate ,i4  
,electrical ,experiments  facing page   
#ahb ,,plate ,,ii4  ,electrical ,air    
,thermometer  #ccf ,,plate ,,iii4       
,cavendish ,experiment  #cdh ,,plate    
,,iv4  ,lightning ,rod ,experiments     
#chh      ,,the ,,complete ,,works1 ,,of
 ,,the ,,late ,,dr4 ,,benjamin          
,,franklin ,now ,first ,collected ,and  
,arranged3 ,with ,memoirs ,of ,his      
,early ,life1 ,written ,by ,himself4 ,in
 ,three ,volumes4 ,,vol4 ,,ii4 7of      
,,iii7    ,,contents ,,letters ,,and    
,,papers ,,on ,,philosophical           
,,subjects4 ,physical and meteorological
 observations1 conjectures and          
suppositions  #a ,on water-spouts  #aa  
,the same subject continued  #ac        
,water-spouts and whirlwinds compared   
#ai ,description of a water-spout at    
,antigua  #cd ,shooting stars  #cf      
,water-spouts and whirlwinds  #cg       
,observations on the meteorological     
paper2 by a gentleman in ,connecticut   

#de ,observations in answer to the      
foregoing1 by ,b4 ,franklin  #di        
,observations on the meteorological     
paper2 sent by a gentleman in ,new ,york
 to ,b4 ,franklin  #ea ,answer to the   
foregoing observations1 by ,b4 ,franklin
  #ee ,gentleman of ,new ,york in reply 
#eh ,account of a whirlwind at ,maryland
  #fa ,on the north east storms in      
,north ,america  #fc ,meteorological    
imaginations and conjectures  #ff       
,suppositions and conjectures towards   
forming an hypothesis1 for the          
explanation of the aurora borealis  #fi 
,on cold produced by evaporation  #ge   
,on the same subject  #hc ,concerning   
the light in sea-water  #hh ,on the     
saltness of sea-water  #ia ,on the      
effect of air on the barometer1 and the 
benefits derived from the study of      
insects  #ib iv ,on the ,bristol waters1
 and the tide in rivers  #ie ,on the    
same subject  #ajb ,salt-water rendered 
fresh by distillation4,method of        
relieving thirst by sea-water  #ajc     

,tendency of rivers to the sea4,effect  
of the sun's rays on cloth of different 
colours  #aje ,on the vis inerti of     
matter  #aaj ,on the different strata of
 the earth  #aaf ,on the theory of the  
earth  #aag ,new and curious theory of  
light and heat  #abb ,queries and       
conjectures relating to magnetism and   
the theory of the earth  #abe ,on the   
nature of sea coal  #abe ,effect of     
vegetation on noxious air  #abi ,on the 
inflammability of the surface of certain
 rivers in ,america  #acj ,on the       
different quantities of rain which fall 
at different heights over the same      
ground  #acc ,slowly sensible hygrometer
 proposed1 for certain purposes  #ace   
,curious instance of the effect of oil  
on water  #adb ,letters on the stilling 
of waves by means of oil  #add ,extract 
of a letter from ,mr4 ,tengnagel to     
,count ,bentinck1 dated at ,batavia1 the
 #eth of ,january1 #aggj  #aed ,on the  
difference of navigation in shoal and   
deep water  #aeh ,sundry maritime       

observations  #afb ,remarks upon the    
navigation from ,newfoundland to        
,new-,york1 in order to avoid the ,gulph
 ,stream on one hand1 and on the other  
the shoals that lie to the southward of 
,nantucket and of ,st4 ,george's ,banks 
#aig ,observations of the warmth of the 
sea-water1 c4 by ,fahrenheit's          
,thermometer1 in crossing the ,gulph    
,stream2 with other remarks made on     
board the ,pensylvania packet1 ,capt4   
,osborne1 bound from ,london to         
,philadelphia1 in ,april and ,may1 #agge
  #aii ,observations of the warmth of   
the sea-water1 c4 by ,fahrenheit's      
thermometer2 with other remarks made on 
board the ,reprisal1 ,capt4 ,wycks1     
bound from ,philadelphia to ,france1 in 
,october and ,november1 #aggf  #bjj ,a  
journal of a voyage from the ,channel   
between ,france and ,england towards    
,america  #bjb ,on the art of swimming  
#bjf ,on the same subject1 in answer to 
some enquiries of ,m4 ,dubourg  #baj v  
,on the free use of air  #bac ,on the   

causes of colds  #bad ,dr4 ,stark1 and  
,dr4 ,letsom  #bae ,number of deaths in 
,philadelphia by inoculation  ibid      
,answer to the preceding  #bag ,on the  
effects of lead upon the human          
constitution  #bai ,observations on the 
prevailing doctrines of life and death  
#bbb ,an account of the new-invented    
,pensylvanian fire-places  #bbe ,on the 
causes and cure of smoky chimneys  #bef 
,description of a new stove for burning 
of pitcoal1 and consuming all its smoke 
#bif ,method of contracting             
chimneys4,modesty in disputation  #cag  
,covering houses with copper  #cah ,on  
the same subject  #cbj ,paper referred  
to in the preceding letter  #cbb        
,magical square of squares  #cbd        
,magical circle  #cbh ,new musical      
instrument composed of glasses  #ccj    
,best mediums for conveying sound  #cce 
,on the harmony and melody of the old   
,scotch tunes  #cch ,on the defects of  
modern music  #cdc ,description of the  
process to be observed in making large  

sheets of paper in the ,chinese manner1 
with one smooth surface  #cdi ,on modern
 innovations in the ,english language   
and in printing  #cea ,a scheme for a   
new alphabet and reformed mode of       
spelling2 with remarks and examples     
concerning the same2 and an enquiry into
 its uses1 in a correspondence between  
,miss ,s and ,dr4 ,franklin1 written in 
the characters of the alphabet  #ceg    
,rules for a club formerly established  
in ,philadelphia  #cff ,questions       
discussed by the ,junto forming the     
preceding club  #cfi ,sketch of an      
,english school2 for the consideration  
of the trustees of the ,philadelphia    
,academy  #cgj ,advice to youth in      
reading  #cgh  ,,papers ,,on ,,subjects 
,,of ,,general ,,politics4 ,observations
 concerning the increase of mankind1    
peopling of countries1 c  #chc ,remarks 
on some of the foregoing observations1  
showing particularly the effect which   
manners have on population  #cib ,plan  
by ,messieurs ,franklin and ,dalrymple1 

for benefiting distant unprovided       
countries  #djc vi ,concerning the      
provision made in ,china against famine 
#djg ,positions to be examined1         
concerning national wealth  #djh        
,political fragments1 supposed either to
 be written by ,dr4 ,franklin1 or to    
contain sentiments nearly allied to his 
own  #daa ,on the price of corn1 and    
management of the poor  #dah ,on luxury1
 idleness1 and industry  #dbd ,on       
smuggling1 and its various species  #dcj
 ,observations on war  #dce ,notes      
copied from ,dr4 ,franklin's writing in 
pencil in the margin of ,judge ,foster's
 celebrated argument in favour of the   
impressing of seamen  #dcg ,on the      
criminal laws1 and the practice of      
privateering  #dda ,a parable against   
persecution1 in imitation of scripture  
language  #dej ,a letter concerning     
persecution in former ages1 the         
maintenance of the clergy1 ,american    
bishops1 and the state of toleration in 
,old ,england and ,new ,england compared

  #deb ,on the slave trade  #dei        
,account of the highest court of        
judicature in ,pensylvania1 viz4 ,the   
court of the press  #dfc   ,,list ,,of  
,,the ,,plates ,,plate ,v4              
,water-,spouts  facing page #af ,,plate 
,,vi4  ,maritime ,observations  #afc    
,,plate ,,vii4  ,a ,chart of the ,gulph 
,stream  #aig ,,plate ,,viii4           
,pensylvania ,fire-,place  #bce ,,plate 
,,viii994  ,profile of the ,pensylvania 
,chimnie  #bch ,,plate ,,ix4  ,remedies 
for ,smoky ,chimnies  #bfi ,,plate ,x4  
,stove for ,burning ,pit-,coal  #big    
,,plate ,,xi4  ,a ,magic ,square of     
,squares  #cbg ,,plate ,,xii4  ,a ,magic
 ,circle of ,circles  #cbh      ,,the   
,,complete ,,works ,,of ,,the ,,late    
,,dr4 ,,benjamin ,,franklin1 ,now ,first
 ,collected ,and ,arranged3 ,with       
,memoirs ,of ,his ,early ,life1 ,written
 ,by ,himself4 ,,in ,,three ,,volumes   
,,vol4 ,,iii4 7of ,,iii7    ,,contents  
,,papers ,,on ,,american ,,subjects     
,,before ,,the ,,revolutionary          

,,troubles4  ,page4 ,albany papers2     
containing1 ,i4 reasons and motives on  
which the plan of union for the colonies
 was formed2,,ii4 reasons against       
partial unions2,,iii4 and the plan of   
union drawn by ,b4 ,f4 and unanimously  
agreed to by the commissioners from ,new
 ,hampshire1 ,massachusett's ,bay1      
,rhode ,island1 ,new ,jersey1 ,maryland1
 and ,pensylvania1 met in congress at   
,albany1 in ,july #aged1 to consider of 
the best means of defending the king's  
dominions in ,america1 c4 a war being   
then apprehended2 with the reasons or   
motives for each article of the plan  #c
 ,albany papers continued4 ,i4 letter to
 ,governor ,shirley1 concerning the     
imposition of direct taxes upon the     
colonies1 without their consent  #cj    
,,ii4 ,letter to the same2 concerning   
direct taxes in the colonies imposed    
without consent1 indirect taxes1 and the
 ,albany plan of union  #ca ,,iii4      
,letter to the same1 on the subject of  
uniting the colonies more intimately    

with ,great ,britain1 by allowing them  
representatives in parliament  #cg ,plan
 for settling two ,western colonies in  
,north ,america1 with reasons for the   
plan1 #aged  #da ,report of the         
committee of aggrievances of the        
assembly of ,pensylvania1 dated ,feb4   
#bb1 #ageg  #ej ,an historical review of
 the constitution and government of     
,pensylvania1 from its origin2 so far as
 regards the several points of          
controversy ivwhich have1 from time to  
time1 arisen between the several        
governors of that province1 and their   
several assemblies4 ,founded on         
authentic documents  #ei ,the interest  
of ,great ,britain considered1 with     
regard to her colonies1 and the         
acquisitions of ,canada and ,guadaloupe 
#hi ,remarks and facts relative to the  
,american paper-money  #add ,to the     
freemen of ,pensylvania1 on the subject 
of a particular militia-bill1 rejected  
by the proprietor's deputy or governor  
#aeg ,preface by a member of the        

,pensylvanian assembly 7,dr4 ,franklin7 
to the speech of ,joseph ,galloway1     
,esq4 one of the members for            
,philadelphia county2 in answer to the  
speech of ,john ,dickinson1 ,esq4       
delivered in the house of the assembly  
of the province of ,pensylvania1 ,may   
#bd1 #agfd1 on occasion of a petition   
drawn up by order1 and then under the   
consideration of the house1 praying his 
majesty for a royal1 in lieu of a       
proprietary government  #afc ,remarks on
 a late protest against the appointment 
of ,mr4 ,franklin as agent for this     
province 7of ,pensylvania7  #bjc        
,remarks on a plan for the future       
management of ,indian affairs  #baf     
,,papers ,,on ,,american ,,subjects     
,,during ,,the ,,revolutionary          
,,troubles4 ,causes of the ,american    
discontents before #agfh  #bbe ,letter  
concerning the gratitude of ,america1   
and the probability and effects of an   
union with ,great ,britain2 and         
concerning the repeal or suspension of  

the stamp act  #bci ,letter from        
,governor ,pownall to ,dr4 ,franklin1   
concerning an equal communication of    
rights1 privileges1 c4 to ,america by   
,great ,britain  #bdc ,minutes to the   
foregoing1 by ,dr4 ,franklin  #bdd ,the 
examination of ,dr4 ,franklin before the
 ,english house of commons1 in          
,february1 #agff1 relative to the repeal
 of the ,american stamp act  #bde       
,attempts of ,dr4 ,franklin for         
conciliation of ,great ,britain with the
 colonies  #bhf ,queries from ,mr4      
,strahan  #bhg ,answer to the preceding 
queries  #bij ,state of the constitution
 of the colonies1 by ,governor ,pownall2
 with remarks by ,dr4 ,franklin  #bii   
,concerning the dissentions between     
,england and ,america  #caj ,a ,prussian
 edict1 assuming claims over ,britain   
#caa v,preface by the ,british editor   
7,dr4 ,franklin7 to ,the votes and      
proceedings of the freeholders1 and     
other inhabitants of the town of        
,boston1 in town-meeting assembled      

according to law 7published by order of 
the town71 c4  #cag ,account of governor
 ,hutchinson's letters  #cbb ,rules for 
reducing a great empire to a small one1 
presented to a late minister1 when he   
entered upon his administration  #ccd   
,state of ,america on ,dr4 ,franklin's  
arrival there  #cdf ,proposed           
vindication and offer from congress to  
parliament1 in #agge  #cdg ,reprobation 
of ,mr4 ,strahan's parliamentary conduct
  #ced ,conciliation hopeless from the  
conduct of ,great ,britain to ,america  
#cee ,account of the first campaign made
 by the ,british forces in ,america     
#ceg ,probability of a separation  #ceh 
,letter to ,monsieur ,dumas1 urging him 
to sound the several courts of ,europe1 
by means of their ambassadors at the    
,hague1 as to any assistance they may be
 disposed to afford ,america in her     
struggle for independence  #cfj ,letter 
from ,lord ,howe to ,dr4 ,franklin  #cfe
 ,dr4 ,franklin's answer to ,lord ,howe 
#cfg ,comparison of ,great ,britain and 

,america as to credit1 in #aggg  #cgb   
,,papers1 ,,descriptive ,,of ,,america1 
,,or ,,relating ,,to ,,that ,,country1  
,,written ,,subsequent ,,to ,,the       
,,revolution4 ,remarks concerning the   
savages of ,north ,america  #chc ,the   
internal state of ,america2 being a true
 description of the interest and policy 
of that vast continent  #cia            
,information to those who would remove  
to ,america  #cih ,concerning new       
settlements in ,america  #dji ,a        
comparison of the conduct of the ancient
 ,jews1 and of the ,antifederalists in  
the ,united ,states of ,america  #daj   
,final speech of ,dr4 ,franklin in the  
late federal convention  #daf ,,papers  
,,on ,,moral ,,subjects ,,and ,,the     
,,economy ,,of ,,life4 ,the busy-body   
#dba ,the way to wealth1 as clearly     
shown in the preface of an old          
,pensylvania almanack1 intitled1 ,poor  
,richard ,improved  #dec ,advice to a   
young tradesman  #dfc ,necessary hints  
to those that would be rich  #dff ,the  

way to make money plenty in every man's 
pocket  #dfg ,new mode of lending money 
#dfh vi,an economical project  #dfi ,on 
early marriages  #dge ,effect of early  
impressions on the mind  #dgh ,the      
whistle  #dhj ,a petition to those who  
have the superintendency of education   
#dhc ,the handsome and deformed leg     
#dhe ,morals of chess  #dhh ,the art of 
procuring pleasant dreams  #dic         
,dialogue between ,franklin and the gout
  #dii ,on the death of relatives  #ejg 
,the ephemera an emblem of human life   
#ejh ,,appendix1 ,,no4 ,i4,,containing  
,,papers ,,proper ,,for ,,insertion1    
,,but ,,omitted ,,in ,,the ,,preceding  
,,volumes4 ,letter to ,sir ,hans ,sloane
  #eac ,letter to ,michael ,collinson1  
,esq4  #ead ,letter respecting captain  
,cook  #eae ,an address to the public1  
from the ,pensylvania society for       
promoting the abolition of slavery1 and 
the relief of free negroes1 unlawfully  
held in bondage  #eag ,plan for         
improving the condition of the free     

blacks  #eai ,paper3 a poem  #ebc ,plain
 truth2 or1 serious considerations on   
the present state of the city of        
,philadelphia1 and province of          
,pensylvania  #ebd ,four letters to ,mr4
 ,whetley  #edc99 ,,appendix1 ,,no4     
,,ii4,,containing ,,letters ,,by        
,,several ,,eminent ,,persons1          
,,illustrative ,,of ,,dr4 ,,franklin',s 
,,manners ,,and ,,character4 ,letter    
from the late ,dr4 ,price to a gentleman
 in ,america  #edc ,letter from ,mr4    
,thomas ,jefferson to the late ,dr4     
,william ,smith1 of ,philadelphia  #ede 
,letter from the late ,dr4 ,joseph      
,priestly  #edg      ,,memoirs ,,of     
,,benjamin ,,franklin2 ,,written ,,by   
,,himself ,with ,his ,most ,interesting 
,essays1 ,letters1 ,and ,miscellaneous  
,writings2 ,familiar1 ,moral1           
,political1 ,economical1 ,and           
,philosophical4 ,,in ,,two ,,volumes4   
,,vol4 ,i4 7of ,,ii7 ,,contents ,,of    
,,the ,,first ,,volume ,,part ,i4       
,page ,life of ,dr4 ,franklin1 written  

by himself  #ac  ,,part ,,ii4  ,letter  
from ,mr4 ,abel ,james  #ia ,letter from
 ,mr4 ,benjamin ,vaughan  #ib           
,continuation of ,life1 begun at ,passy1
 near ,paris1 #aghd  #ih ,memorandum    
#aae  ,,part ,,iii4  ,life of ,franklin1
 continued by ,dr4 ,stuber  #aia        
,extracts from ,franklin's ,will  #bbg  
,,writings ,,of ,,franklin4  ,the       
,examination of ,dr4 ,franklin before   
the ,british ,house of ,commons1        
relative to the ,repeal of the ,american
 ,stamp-act  #bcg ,narrative of the     
,massacre of ,friendly ,indians in      
,lancaster ,county1 ,pennsylvania1 #agfd
  #bfd ,introduction to ,historical     
,review of the ,constitution and        
,government of ,pennsylvania  #bhb ,dr4 
,franklin's ,motion for ,prayers in the 
,convention at ,philadelphia1 #aghg1 to 
revise the then existing ,articles of   
,confederation  #bhf      ,,memoirs ,,of
 ,,benjamin ,,franklin2 ,,written ,,by  
,,himself4 ,with ,his ,most ,interesting
 ,essays1 ,letters1 ,and ,miscellaneous 

,writings2 ,familiar1 ,moral1           
,political1 ,economical1 ,and           
,philosophical4 ,,in ,,two ,,volumes    
,,vol4 ,,ii4 7of ,,ii7    ,,contents    
,,of ,,the ,,second ,,volume ,,essays   
,page ,the ,way to ,wealth2 as clearly  
shown in the practice of an old         
,pennsylvania ,almanac1 entitled1 ,poor 
,richard ,improved  #e ,on ,true        
,happiness  #ad ,public ,men  #af ,the  
,waste of ,life  #bb ,self-denial not   
the ,essence of ,virtue  #be ,on the    
,usefulness of the ,mathematics  #bg    
,the ,art of procuring ,pleasant ,dreams
  #ca ,advice to a young ,tradesman  #cg
 ,rules of ,health  #ci ,the ,ephemera2 
an ,emblem of ,human ,life4 ,to ,madame 
,brillon1 of ,passy  #dj ,the ,whistle4 
,to ,madame ,brillon  #db ,on ,luxury1  
,idleness1 and ,industry  #de ,on ,truth
 and ,falsehood  #ej ,necessary ,hints  
to those that would be ,rich  #ec ,the  
,way to make ,money plenty in every     
,man's ,pocket  #ed ,the ,handsome and  
,deformed ,leg  #ee ,on ,human ,vanity  

#eh ,on ,smuggling1 and its various     
,species  #fb ,remarks concerning the   
,savages of ,north ,america  #ff ,on    
,freedom of ,speech and the ,press  #ga 
,on the ,price of ,corn and the         
,management of the ,poor  #hb ,singular 
,custom among the ,americans1 entitled  
,whitewashing  #hf ,on the ,criminal    
,laws and the ,practice of ,privateering
  #id ,letter from ,anthony ,afterwit   
#ajb ,,letters ,to ,mrs4 ,abiah         
,franklin  #ajg ,to ,miss ,jane         
,franklin  #ajh ,to the same  #aji ,to  
,mr4 ,george ,whitefield  #aaj ,to ,mrs4
 ,d4 ,franklin  #aab ,to the same  #aac 
,to ,mrs4 ,jane ,mecom  #aad ,to the    
same  #aae ,to the same  #aaf ,to ,miss 
,stevenson  #aai ,to ,lord ,kames  #abj 
,to the same  #aba ,to the same  #abh   
,to ,john ,alleyne  #acj ,to ,governor  
,franklin  #acb ,to ,dr4 ,priestley     
#acd ,to the same  #acf ,to ,mr4 ,mather
  #acg ,to ,mr4 ,strahan  #ach ,to ,dr4 
,priestley  #ach ,to ,mrs4 ,thompson    
#aci ,to ,mr4 ,lith  #adb ,answer to a  

,letter from ,brussels  #add ,to ,dr4   
,price  #aea ,to ,dr4 ,priestley  #aeb  
,to ,general ,washington  #aed ,to ,m4  
,court de ,gebelin  #aef ,to ,francis   
,hopkinson  #aeh ,to ,francis ,hopkinson
  #aei ,to ,samuel ,huntingdon1         
,president of ,congress  #afj ,to the   
,bishop of ,st4 ,asaph  #afb ,to ,miss  
,alexander  #afc ,to ,benjamin ,vaughan 
#afd ,to ,mrs4 ,hewson  #aff ,to ,david 
,hartley  #afg ,to ,dr4 ,percival  #afh 
,to ,sir ,joseph ,banks  #afi ,to       
,robert ,morris1 ,esq4  #aga ,to ,dr4   
,mather  #agb ,to ,william ,strahan1    
,m4,p4  #agd ,to ,george ,wheatley  #agh
 ,to ,david ,hartley  #aha ,to the      
,bishop of ,st4 ,asaph  #aha ,to ,mrs4  
,hewson  #ahd ,to ,m4 ,veillard  #ahe   
,to ,mr4 ,jordain  #ahg ,to ,miss       
,hubbard  #ahi ,to ,george ,wheatley    
#aij ,to ,b4 ,vaughan  #aib ,to the     
,president of ,congress  #aic ,to ,mrs4 
,green  #aif ,to ,dr4 ,price  #aig ,to  
,b4 ,vaughan  #aih ,to ,dr4 ,rush  #aii 
,to ,miss ,catharine ,louisa ,shipley   

#aii ,to 99 99 99  #bjj ,copy of the    
last ,letter written by ,dr4 ,franklin  
#bja ,,philosophical ,,subjects ,to the 
,abb ,soulavie4,theory of the ,earth    
#bjc ,to ,dr4 ,john ,pringle4,on the    
different ,strata of the ,earth  #bjg   
,to ,mr4 ,bowdoin4,queries and          
,conjectures relating to ,magnetism and 
the ,theory of the ,earth  #bjh ,to ,m4 
,dubourg4,on the ,nature of ,seacoal    
#baa ,causes of ,earthquakes  #bab ,to  
,david ,rittenhouse4,new and ,curious   
,theory of ,light and ,heat  #bbd ,of   
,lightning2 and the ,methods now used in
 ,america for the securing ,buildings   
and ,persons from its mischievous       
,effects  #bbg ,to ,peter               
,collinson4,electrical ,kite  #bca      
,physical and ,meteorological           
,observations1 ,conjectures1 and        
,suppositions  #bcb ,to ,dr4            
,perkins4,water-spouts and ,whirlwinds  
compared  #bdj ,to ,alexander ,small4,on
 the ,northeast ,storms in ,north       
,america  #bed ,to ,dr4 ,lining4,on     

,cold produced by ,evaporation  #bef ,to
 ,peter ,franklin4,on the ,saltness of  
,seawater  #bfc ,to ,miss               
,stephenson4,salt ,water rendered fresh 
by ,distillation4,method of relieving   
,thirst by ,seawater  #bfd ,to the      
same4,tendency of ,rivers to the        
,sea4,effects of the ,sun's ,rays on    
,cloths of different ,colours  #bff ,to 
the same4,on the ,effect of ,air on the 
,barometer1 and the ,benefits derived   
from the ,study of ,insects  #bgj ,to   
,dr4 ,joseph ,priestley4,effect of      
,vegetation on ,noxious ,air  #bgc ,to  
,dr4 ,john ,pringle4,on the ,difference 
of ,navigation in ,shoal and ,deep      
,water  #bgd ,to ,oliver ,neale4,on the 
,art of ,swimming  #bgg ,to ,miss       
,stephenson4,method of contracting      
,chimneys4,modesty in ,disputation  #bha
 ,to ,m4 ,dubourg4,observations on the  
prevailing ,doctrines of ,life and      
,death  #bhb ,lord ,brougham's ,portrait
 of ,dr4 ,franklin  #bhe      ,a ,u ,t  
,o ,b ,i ,o ,g ,r ,a ,p ,h ,y      ,,of 

,b ,e ,n ,j ,a ,m ,i ,n     ,f ,r ,a ,n 
,k ,l ,i ,n ,with ,illustrations ,by ,e4
 ,boyd ,smith ,,contents ,introduction  
vii ,the ,autobiography  #a ,i4         
,ancestry and ,early ,life in ,boston   
#c ,,ii4  ,beginning ,life as a ,printer
   #ba ,,iii4  ,arrival in ,philadelphia
   #da ,,iv4  ,first ,visit to ,boston  
#ee ,v4  ,early ,friends in             
,philadelphia   #fi ,,vi4  ,first ,visit
 to ,london   #gg ,,vii4  ,beginning    
,business in ,philadelphia   #ii ,,viii4
  ,business ,success and ,first ,public 
,service   #abf ,,ix4  ,plan for        
,attaining ,moral ,perfection   #adf ,x4
  ,poor ,richard's ,almanac and ,other  
,activities   #afi ,,xi4  ,interest in  
,public ,affairs   #ahh ,,xii4  ,defense
 of the ,province   #bja ,,xiii4        
,public ,services and ,duties   #bag    
,,xiv4  ,albany ,plan of ,union   #bda  
,,xv4  ,quarrels with the ,proprietary  
,governors   #bdf ,,xvi4  ,braddock's   
,expedition   #bec ,,xvii4  ,franklin's 
,defense of the ,frontier   #bgd        

,,xviii4  ,scientific ,experiments      
#bhi ,,xix4  ,agent of ,pennsylvania in 
,london   #bif ,appendix   ,electrical  
,kite   #cbg   ,the ,way to ,wealth     
#cca   ,the ,whistle   #ccf   ,a ,letter
 to ,samuel ,mather   #cdj ,bibliography
  #cdc ,,illustrations  ,franklin at the
 ,court of ,louis ,,xvi   ,frontispiece 
,page  ,portrait of ,franklin   vii     
,pages #a and #d of ,the ,pennsylvania  
,gazette1 ,number ,,xl1 the first number
 after ,franklin took control   xxi     
,first page of ,the ,new ,england       
,courant of ,december #d-aa1 #agba   #cc
  ,i was employed to carry the papers   
thro' the streets to the customers   #cf
  ,she1 standing at the door1 saw me1   
and thought ,i made1 as ,i certainly    
did1 a most awkward1 ridiculous         
appearance   #dh  ,i took to working at 
press   #hh  ,i see him still at work   
when ,i go home from club   #abj  ,two  
pages from ,poor ,richard's ,almanac for
 #agcf   #aga  ,i regularly took my turn
 of duty there as a common soldier      

#bjd  ,in the evening1 hearing a great  
noise among them1 the commissioners     
walk'd out to see what was the matter   
#bbd  ,our axes 444 were immediately set
 to work to cut down trees   #bgh  ,we  
now appeared very wide1 and so far from 
each other in our opinions as to        
discourage all hope of agreement   #cah 
,you will find it stream out plentifully
 from the key on the approach of your   
knuckle   #cbh  ,father ,abraham in his 
study   #ccj      ,,benjamin ,,franklin 
,representative ,selections1 ,with      
,introduction1 ,bibliography1 ,and      
,notes ,by ,frank ,luther ,mott         
,,contents ,i4  ,franklin's ,milieu3    
,the ,age of ,enlightenment1 xiii ,,ii4 
,franklin's ,theories of ,education1    
xxxii ,,iii4  ,franklin's ,literary     
,theory and ,practice1 xlvi ,,iv4       
,franklin as ,printer and ,journalist1  
lvii ,v4  ,franklin's ,economic ,views1 
lxiv ,,vi4  ,franklin's ,political      
,theories1 lxxxii ,,vii4  ,franklin as  
,scientist and ,deist1 cx ,chronological

 ,table1 cxlii ,selected ,bibliography  
,i4  ,works1 cli ,,ii4  ,collections and
 ,reprints1 cliii ,,iii4  ,biographies1 
clv ,,iv4  ,biographical and ,critical  
,studies1 clviii ,v4  ,the ,age of      
,franklin1 clxxiv ,,vi4  ,bibliographies
 and ,check ,lists1 clxxxvi ,from the   
,autobiography1 #c ,dogood ,papers1 ,no4
 ,i 7#agbb71 #if ,dogood ,papers1 ,no4  
,,iv 7#agbb71 #ih ,dogood ,papers1 ,no4 
,v 7#agbb71 #ajb ,dogood ,papers1 ,no4  
,,vii 7#agbb71 #aje ,dogood ,papers1    
,no4 ,,xii 7#agbb71 #aji ,editorial     
,preface to the ,new ,england ,courant  
7#agbc71 #aaa ,a ,dissertation on       
,liberty and ,necessity1 ,pleasure and  
,pain 7#agbe71 #aad ,rules for a ,club  
,established for ,mutual ,improvement   
7#agbh71 #abh ,articles of ,belief and  
,acts of ,religion 7#agbh71 #acj ,the   
,busy-,body1 ,no4 #a 7#agbh_/i71 #acg   
,the ,busy-,body1 ,no4 #b 7#agbh_/i71   
#aci ,the ,busy-,body1 ,no4 #c          
7#agbh_/i71 #ada ,the ,busy-,body1 ,no4 
#d 7#agbh_/i71 #ade ,preface to the     

,pennsylvania ,gazette 7#agbi71 #aej ,a 
,dialogue between ,philocles and        
,horatio 7#agcj71 #aeb ,a ,second       
,dialogue between ,philocles and        
,horatio 7#agcj71 #aef ,a ,witch ,trial 
at ,mount ,holly 7#agcj71 #afa ,an      
,apology for ,printers 7#agca71 #afc    
,preface to ,poor ,richard 7#agcc71 #afi
 ,a ,meditation on a ,quart ,mugg       
7#agcc71 #agj ,preface to ,poor ,richard
 7#agcd71 #agbx ,preface to ,poor       
,richard 7#agce71 #agd ,hints for ,those
 ,that ,would ,be ,rich 7#agcf71 #agf   
,to ,josiah ,franklin 7,april #ac1      
#agch71 #agg ,preface to ,poor ,richard 
7#agci71 #agi ,a ,proposal for          
,promoting ,useful ,knowledge among the 
,british ,plantations in ,america       
7#agdc71 #ahj ,shavers and ,trimmers    
7#agdc71 #ahc ,to the ,publick 7#agdc71 
#ahf ,preface to ,logan's ,translation  
of ,cato ,major 7#agdc_/d71 #ahg ,to    
,john ,franklin1 at ,boston 7,march #aj1
 #agde71 #ahh ,preface to ,poor ,richard
 7#agdf71 #ahi ,the ,speech of ,polly   

,baker 7#agdg71 #aij ,preface to ,poor  
,richard 7#agdg71 #aic ,to ,peter       
,collinson 7,august #ad1 #agdg71 #aid   
,preface to ,poor ,richard ,improved    
7#agdh71 #aie ,advice to a ,young       
,tradesman 7#agdh71 #aif ,to ,george    
,whitefield 7,july #f1 #agdi71 #aih     
,proposals ,relating to the ,education  
of ,youth in ,pensilvania 7#agdi71 #aii 
,idea of the ,english ,school 7#agea71  
#bjf ,to ,cadwallader ,colden ,esq41 at 
,new ,york 7#agea71 #bac ,exporting of  
,felons to the ,colonies 7#agea71 #bad  
,observations ,concerning the ,increase 
of ,mankind1 ,peopling of ,countries1   
,etc4 7#agea71 #baf ,to ,peter          
,collinson 7,october #ai1 #ageb71 #bbc  
,poor ,richard ,improved                
7#agec7;facsimile reproduction1 #bbe ,to
 ,joseph ,huey 7,june #f1 #agec71 #bfa  
,three ,letters to ,governor ,shirley   
7#aged71 #bfc ,to ,miss ,catherine ,ray1
 at ,block ,island 7,march #d1 #agee71  
#bgj ,to ,peter ,collinson 7,august #be1
 #agee71 #bgb ,to ,miss ,catherine ,ray 

7,september #aa1 #agee71 #bgd ,to ,miss 
,catherine ,ray 7,october #af1 #agee71  
#bgg ,to ,mrs4 ,jane ,mecom 7,february  
#ab1 #agef71 #bgh ,to ,miss ,e4 ,hubbard
 7,february #bc1 #agef71 #bgh ,to ,rev4 
,george ,whitefield 7,july #b1 #agef71  
#bgi ,the ,way to ,wealth 7#ageh71 #bhj 
,to ,hugh ,roberts 7,september #af1     
#ageh71 #bhi ,to ,mrs4 ,jane ,mecom     
7,september #af1 #ageh71 #bia ,to ,lord 
,kames 7,may #c1 #agfj71 #bic ,to ,miss 
,mary ,stevenson 7,june #aa1 #agfj71    
#bie ,to ,mrs4 ,deborah ,franklin 7,june
 #bg1 #agfj71 #bih ,to ,jared ,ingersoll
 7,december #aa1 #agfb71 #cjj ,to ,miss 
,mary ,stevenson 7,march #be1 #agfc71   
#cja ,to ,john ,fothergill1 ,m4,d4      
7,march #ad1 #agfd71 #cjd ,to ,sarah    
,franklin 7,november #h1 #agfd71 #cjg   
,from ,a ,narrative of the ,late        
,massacres in ,lancaster ,county        
7#agfd71 #cjhxi ,to the ,editor of a    
,newspaper 7,may #bj1 #agfe71 #cae ,to  
,lord ,kames 7,june #b1 #agfe71 #cah    
,letter ,concerning the ,gratitude of   

,america 7,january #f1 #agff71 #cba ,to 
,lord ,kames 7,april #aa1 #agfg71 #cbe  
,to ,miss ,mary ,stevenson 7,september  
#ad1 #agfg71 #ccj ,on the ,labouring    
,poor 7#agfh71 #ccf ,to ,dupont de      
,nemours 7,july #bh1 #agfh71 #cdj ,to   
,john ,alleyne 7,august #i1 #agfh71 #cda
 ,to the ,printer of the ,london        
,chronicle 7,august #ah1 #agfh71 #cdc   
,positions to be ,examined1 ,concerning 
,national ,wealth 7#agfi71 #cde ,to     
,miss ,mary ,stevenson 7,september #b1  
#agfi71 #cdg ,to ,joseph ,priestley     
7,september #ai1 #aggb71 #cdh ,to ,miss 
,georgiana ,shipley 7,september #bf1    
#aggb71 #cdi ,to ,peter ,franklin       
7undated71 #cea ,on the ,price of ,corn1
 and ,management of the ,poor 7undated71
 #cee ,an ,edict by the ,king of        
,prussia 7#aggc71 #ceh ,rules by ,which 
a ,great ,empire ,may ,be ,reduced to a 
,small ,one 7#aggc71 #cfc ,to ,william  
,franklin 7,october #f1 #aggc71 #cga    
,preface to ,an ,abridgment of the ,book
 of ,common ,prayer 7#aggc71 #cgd ,a    

,parable against ,persecution1 #cgi ,a  
,parable on ,brotherly ,love1 #chj ,to  
,william ,strahan 7,july #e1 #agge71    
#cha ,to ,joseph ,priestley 7,july #g1  
#agge71 #chb ,to a ,friend in ,england  
7,october #c1 #agge71 #chc ,to ,lord    
,howe 7,july #cj1 #aggf71 #chd ,the     
,sale of the ,hessians 7#aggg71 #chg    
,model of a ,letter of ,recommendation  
7,april #b1 #aggg71 #chi ,to  7,october 
#d1 #aggg71 #cij ,to ,david ,hartley    
7,october #ad1 #aggg71 #cij ,a ,dialogue
 between ,britain1 ,france1 ,spain1     
,holland1 ,saxony and ,america1 #cid ,to
 ,charles de ,weissenstein 7,july #a1   
#aggh71 #cig ,the ,ephemera 7#aggh71    
#djb ,to ,richard ,bache 7,june #b1     
#aggi71 #djd ,morals of ,chess 7#aggi71 
#djf ,to ,benjamin ,vaughan 7,november  
#i1 #aggi71 #daj ,the ,whistle 7#aggi71 
#dab ,the ,lord's ,prayer 7#aggi871 #dad
 ,the ,leve 7#aggi871 #dag ,proposed    
,new ,version of the ,bible 7#aggi871   
#dai ,to ,joseph ,priestley 7,february  
#h1 #aghj71 #dbj ,to ,george ,washington

 7,march #e1 #aghj71 #dba ,to ,miss     
,georgiana ,shipley 7,october #h1       
#aghj71 #dbbxii ,to ,richard ,price     
7,october #i1 #aghj71 #dbc ,dialogue    
between ,franklin and the ,gout 7#aghj71
 #dbd ,the ,handsome and ,deformed ,leg 
7#aghj871 #dcj ,to ,miss ,georgiana     
,shipley 7undated71 #dcb ,to ,david     
,hartley 7,december #ae1 #agha71 #dcd   
,supplement to the ,boston ,independent 
,chronicle 7#aghb71 #dcd ,to ,john      
,thornton 7,may #h1 #aghb71 #ddc ,to    
,joseph ,priestley 7,june #g1 #aghb71   
#ddc ,to ,jonathan ,shipley 7,june #aj1 
#aghb71 #dde ,to ,james ,hutton 7,july  
#g1 #aghb71 #ddg ,to ,sir ,joseph ,banks
 7,september #i1 #aghb71 #ddh           
,information to ,those ,who ,would      
,remove to ,america 7#aghb871 #ddi      
,apologue 7#aghc871 #deh ,to ,sir       
,joseph ,banks 7,july #bg1 #aghc71 #dei 
,to ,mrs4 ,sarah ,bache 7,january #bf1  
#aghd71 #dfj ,an ,economical ,project   
7#aghd871 #dff ,to ,samuel ,mather 7,may
 #ab1 #aghd71 #dga ,to ,benjamin        

,vaughan 7,july #bf1 #aghd71 #dgb ,to   
,george ,whately 7,may #bc1 #aghe71 #dgi
 ,to ,john ,bard and ,mrs4 ,bard        
7,november #ad1 #aghe71 #dha ,to        
,jonathan ,shipley 7,february #bd1      
#aghf71 #dha ,to  7,july #c1 #aghf871   
#dhd ,speech in the ,convention2 ,on the
 ,subject of ,salaries 7#aghg71 #dhf    
,motion for ,prayers in the ,convention 
7#aghg71 #dhi ,speech in the ,convention
 at the ,conclusion of ,its             
,deliberations 7#aghg71 #dia ,to the    
,editors of the ,pennsylvania ,gazette  
7#aghh71 #dic ,to ,rev4 ,john ,lathrop  
7,may #ca1 #aghh71 #dif ,to the ,editor 
of the ,federal ,gazette 7#aghh871 #dif 
,to ,charles ,carroll 7,may #be1 #aghi71
 #ejj ,an ,account of the ,supremest    
,court of ,judicature in ,pennsylvania1 
viz4 the ,court of the ,press 7#aghi71  
#eja ,an ,address to the ,public        
7#aghi71 #eje ,to ,david ,hartley       
7,december #d1 #aghi71 #ejf ,to ,ezra   
,stiles 7,march #i1 #agij71 #ejg ,on the
 ,slave-,trade 7#agij71 #eaj ,remarks   

,concerning the ,savages of ,north      
,america1 #eac ,an ,arabian ,tale1 #eai 
,a ,petition of the ,left ,hand 7date   
unknown71 #ebj ,some ,good ,whig        
,principles 7date unknown71 #eba ,the   
,art of ,procuring ,pleasant ,dreams1   
#ebc ,notes1 #ebi