FPAN.MAC PREFATORY NOTE. My thanks are due to Dr. Samuel Green, of the Massachusetts Historical Society ; to Mr. Theodore Dwight, of the Library of the Department of State at Washington ; to Mr. Hildeburn, of the Philadelphia Athenæum; and especially to Mr. Lindsay Swift, of the Boston Public Library, and Mr. F. D. Stone, of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, for the help so kindly given me when gathering the material for this Life of Franklin. JOHN BACH MCMASTER. PHILADELPHIA, October, 1887. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Birth and early training. The newspapers and literature goes to London ; writes a pamphlet, “Liberty and Necessity ”; comes back to Philadelphia ; opens a printing office ; writes “ The Busybody,” and a pam- phlet on “Paper Money 36-64 CHAPTER III. 1729-1748. Buys Keimer's “Universal Instructor in all the Arts and Sciences," and establishes the “ Pennsylvania Gazette”; notable contributions; his “Parables” and “Biblical Paraphrases ” 65-95 CHAPTER IV. 1732-1748. Publishes “Poor Richard "; Father Abraham's Speech ; quarrels with Bradford; publishes the General Maga- zine 96-135 Franklin becomes interested in politics; his pamphlet “Plain Truth”; his “Proposals relating to the Educa- tion of Youth in Pennsylvania”; founds the University of Pennsylvania; sells the printing house and the newspaper ; begins to study electricity; his scientific papers ; the Albany Plan of Union ; “Dialogue between ter“ On the Meanes of disposing the Enemie to Peace”; returns to Pennsylvania; massacre of the Indians ; Franklin's “Narrative of the Massacre"; the Paxton raid ; Franklin lampooned; his “ Cool Thoughts”; his “Preface to a Speech”; is lampooned by the Proprie- tary Party; is defeated at the election for Assembly- men; is sent to England with the Address to the King; the Proprietary Party protest; Franklin writes “Remarks on a Protest" 168-188 CHAPTER VII. 1764-1776, Reaches London ; conduct regarding the Stamp Act; has Hughes made stamp collector; is lampooned for this ; his writings for the London newspapers; “Rules for reducing a Great Empire to a Small One.” "An Edict of the King of Prussia.” Visits France. First Eng- lish edition of his works; Dubourg translates it into French. The Hutchinson Letters. Abused before the Privy Council. Delivers the Declaration of Rights, and returns to Philadelphia; is elected to Congress 189-217 Is sent to France. Reception at Nantes ; at Paris ; by the French people. His popularity. Writes “A Com- parison of Great Britain and America”; “A Catechism relative to the English National Debt"; between Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Saxony, and America.” His way of life at Passy. The privateers. Madame Helvetius. Madame Brillon. telles.” His mission ended. Returns to Philadelphia. Writes “ The Retort Courteous” ; “Remarks on Send. ing Felons to America” ; “Likeness of the Anti-Feder- The Autobiography. Loss of the manuscript of the first part. The manuscript recovered and continued. Copies sent to England and France. Publication of the first part at Paris. Translation of this into English. Temple Franklin begins to edit the papers. Dr. Price's edition with Steuben's “Life.” Temple Frank- lin accused of selling the papers. He finally publishes a part. Loss of the unpublished papers. Their singu- lar recovery. Bought by Mr. Stevens, and then by the Government of the United States. Mr. Bigelow re- covers the original manuscript of the Autobiography. Changes made by Temple Franklin in the text. Its popularity. The collected works. Franklin's place in |
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