Mississippi River, discovered by
Marquette, Joliet, La Salle, 160.
Mission, the French: History of,
218-220. Franklin one of the
commission, 219. His welcome,
220.

Mobile, 160.

"Modest Inquiry into the Nature
and Necessity of a Paper Cur-
rency," 60-64,

In

Money: Sketch of issues of paper
money in the colonies, 55.
Massachusetts, 56. In South Caro-
lina, 56. In New Hampshire, Con-
necticut, Rhode Island, New York,
and New Jersey, 57. "Banks of
paper money,' 57, 58. Paper
money in Pennsylvania, 58, 59.
"Warning of the Lords of Trade,"
59. New issues wanted, 60.
Franklin's pamphlet on paper
money, 60-64.

Monopoly, an ancient, 34, 35.
"Morals of Chess," 236.
Moravian missionaries, 173.

Moravian Indians, 173. Massacre
of, by the Paxton Boys, 174, 175.
Protected at Philadelphia, 175,
177.

Morellet, Abbé, 235, 237, 238.

"Universal Instructor," etc., 47,
48. Franklin and Meredith begin
the Pennsylvania Gazette, 65.
Character of, 66-88. First Ger-
man, 94. First daily, 94. Sale
of the Pennsylvania Gazette.
Pennsylvania Journal attacks
Franklin, 199, 200. Effect of the
Stamp Act on the newspapers,
196. Franklin's writings in the
London newspapers, 200-206.
Niagara, 161.
"Nightwalkers," 26.

"No Stamped Paper to be had,"
196.

Nollet, Abbé, opposes Franklin's
theories, 156.

Non-importation agreement, 193.
Norris, Isaac, 167. Refuses to sign,
181. Resigns speakership, 182.
"Observations on the Proceedings
against Rev. Mr. Hemphill," 80,
81.

"Observations relative to the In-
tentions of the Original Founders
of the Academy in Philadelphia,"

152.

Ohio Company, Surveyors of, cap-
tured by French, 162.

Nantes, reception of Franklin at,
220-221.

"Narrative of the Late Massacre,"
178-180.

"Necessary Truth," an answer to
"Plain Truth," 148.

New Castle, houses near, plundered
by privateers, 141.
"New Experiments and Observa-
tions in Electricity," 156.

New Hampshire, issues paper bills,
57.

New Jersey, No printing press in, 7.
Early roads across, 34. Journey
of Franklin across, 34, 35. Issues
paper bills, 57.

New York, issues paper money, 57.
A stamp act in, 190.
News Letter, 12, 13, 14, 23.
Newspapers, first, in the colonies,

11. Suppressed by government,
12. "The News Letter," 12, 13.
"Boston Gazette " started, 13.
First reporter, 14. "New England
Courant" begun by James Frank-
lin, 21. Bradford's "Weekly
Mercury," 47. Keimer issues

209-212.

Euvres de M. Franklin, 208.
"Origin of the Whalebone Petti-
coat," 8.

Pamphlet regarding the Paxton
Raid, 180, 181, 184.
Papillon, Peter, 27.

Parables: Franklin's parable against
persecution, 90, 91. Parable on
brotherly love, 91, 92.
Paraphrases: Of David's Lamenta-
tion, 86. Of a chapter of Job, 87,
88. The Levee," 89.
Paris, Popularity of the American
cause, 221-223. Excitement over
American successes, 230, 231.
Parsons, J., publishes Autobiogra-
phy, 258.

Passy Franklin reaches, 220. His
life at, 226-229, 233. Sketch of
Madame Brillon and Madame
Helvetius, 233-235. Street in,
called Franklin, 250.

Paxton: Massacre of the Indians by
men from, 174, 175. "Paxton
Boys" march to Philadelphia,
175, 176. Their grievances, 177.
Ride back to Lancaster, 178.

Pemberton, Israel: His estimate of
Franklin, 188.
Penn, William, 2, 37.
Penn, John, 175, 176.

Pennsylvania: Censorship of the
press, 38. No press in, 39. Gov.
Keith, 39. Issues paper money,
59. Warning of the Lords of
Trade, 59, 60. More paper wanted,
60. Franklin defends the issue,
61-64. Franklin prints the bills,
64. Activity of the press, 93, 94.
Governor asks assembly to put
the province in a state of defense,
137. Reply of the assembly, 138.
Proclamation of the governor,
138, 139. Governor and assembly
quarrel about the redemptioners,
139. Outrages on the Delaware
by privateers, 141. Action of the
assembly regarding, 141. Excite-

ment at Lewiston, 142. Associa-
tion for defense of the prov-
ince, 144-148. Indian conference
at Carlisle, 157. Trouble with
the French, 161. Delegates sent
to Albany, 161, 162. Capture of
Trent, 162. Braddock's expe-
dition, 163, 164. Devastation of
the province, 164, 165. Measures
of the assembly, 165. Quarrel
with the Penns, 165. Vote money,
166. Quarrel with the governor,
167. Sends Franklin to represent
the province in London, 167. Con-
spiracy of Pontiac, 172, 173. Mo-
ravian Indians in Lancaster, 173.
Massacre by Paxton Boys, 174,
175. Assembly censure the pro-
prietary family, 180.
Perth Amboy, 34.

Peters, Rev. Richard, 136.

"Petition of the Left Hand," 236.
"Perfumes," 266.

Philadelphia: Franklin reaches
the city, 35. Andrew Bradford,
36. History of printing at, 36-39.
The Pennsylvania Gazette started,
65, 66.
Franklin attempts to
reform the city watch, 83;
forms the Union Fire Company,
85. Activity of the press, 93, 94.
Library Company, 94, 95.
manac makers in, 99, 100. First
magazines in the United States,
129-135. Rejoicings over capture
of Louisburg, 140. Excitement
over outrages on the Delaware,
141. Appearance of Plain Truth,
142-144. Association for Defense,

Al-

147. 66

Ac-

144, 145. Preparations for defense,
146. Lottery started, 146.
tion of the fire companies, 146,
Academy and Charitable
School," 149-152. University of
Pennsylvania, 152. Excitement
over Indian outrages, 164. Bodies
of the killed displayed in the
streets, 164, 165. Moravian In-
dians taken to, 175. City is
threatened by "Paxton Boys,"
175-177. Excitement over the
"Raid," 178, 179. Pamphlets on,
180, 181. Old-time election at,
184-186. Franklin returns to,
240, 241. Popularity at, 241-243.
"Philadelphische Zeitung," 94.
"Pilgrim's Progress," 8.
Pirates: Abundance of, in the colo
nies, 14. Names of famous, 14.
Treatment of, 15. "Blackbeard"
or Theach, 16, 17. Franklin
writes a ballad on, 18. Notice of,
in the Courant, 26.
"Plain Dealer," 180.
"Plain Truth," 142. Advertise-
ment of, 142, 143. Purpose of,
144. Influence of, 148. Answers
to, 148.
"Plea for Improving the Condition
of Free Blacks," 246.
Pleiades, Titan, 51, 52.
Poems, written by Franklin, 92.
Pollard, Ann, 1, 2.
Pontiac, conspiracy of, 172, 173.
"Poor Richard," Name taken from
"Poor Robin," 101. "Richard
Saunders," taken from an Eng-
lish almanac, 101, 102. First num-
ber issued, 102. Prefaces, 103-
109. Humor of, 109, 110. Saws
and Maxims, 111, 112. Borrowed
from Ray, 112, 113. Effect on

Paul Jones, 113, 114. Father Ab-
raham's Address, 114-126. Popu-
larity of, 127-129.

"Poor Robin," gives a hint for
"Poor Richard," 101, 102.
Postmaster: Duties of, at Boston, 12.
"News Letter" started by, 12,
13. "Boston Gazette" started
by, 13.
Postmaster-general for the colo-
nies, Franklin appointed a, 157.
Post-office, reforms of Franklin in
the, 158, 159.

"Preface to a Speech," 182.
Press, Printing: few in the colonies,
7. First in Middle Colonies, 36.
Struggle for Liberty of, in Penn-

sylvania, 37, 38. Early printers
in Pennsylvania, 39. Activity of,
in Pennsylvania, 94, 95. Liberty
of, 246-248.

Price, Dr., 253, 258, 259.
"Pride and Hooped Petticoats,"

26.

Priestley, Dr., 171.

Printers Early printers in Philadel-
phia, 39. Defence of, 75, 76.
Privateers: Spanish privateers off
the coast, 139. French and Span-
ish, in the Delaware, 140, 141,
142. American, 229, 230.
Proclamation of the Governor of
Pennsylvania, 138, 139.
"Public Occurrences," first news-
paper in the colonies, 11, 12.

Quakers, Sewel's History of, 46.
Question of military service, 138,
140, 141, 164, 165, 176, 179.
Quebec, 56.

Quelch, the pirate, his death the
occasion of the first newspaper
reporting in America, 14, 15.

Ray Franklin borrows from his
Collection of English Proverbs,"
112, note.
"Redeemed Captive Returning to
Zion," 8.

Redemptioners, Quarrel of gover-
nor and assembly regarding,

139.

Reforms attempted by Franklin,
82-85. In the post-office, 158, 159.
"Religion of Nature Delineated,"
Wollaston's, 40. Replied to by
Franklin, 40-43.
"Religious Courtship," of De Foe,

48.
"Remarkable Occurrences," 196.
"Remarks concerning the Savages
of North America," 157, 240.
"Remarks on a Protest," 187.
Reporting: First newspaper report-
ing in America, 14, 15.
"Repository, The," discusses the
authorship of one of Franklin's
parables, 91.
"Retort Courteous," 243, 244-246.
Reyners, Joseph, 39.

Rhode Island: No printing press in,
7. Issues paper bills, 57.
Roads across New Jersey, 34, 35.
Royal Society neglects Franklin's
letter, 155. Elects him a mem-
ber, 156. Gives him the Copley
medal, 156.

"Rules of Health," 110.
"Rules for reducing a great empire
to a small one," 203.

Saunders, Bridget, 103, 105, 107.
Saunders, Richard: Edits an Eng-
lish almanac. 101. Franklin as-
sumes the name, 101.

"Sea Hens and Black Gowns," 74.
"Scandal," 79.

School: Franklin proposes to found
the Academy and Charitable
School," 136. Founds Philadel-
phia Academy, 149-152.
"Science du Bonhomme Richard,"
128.
Scotch-Irish, of Lancaster, 173,
174. Threaten the Indians, 174.
Massacre the Indians, 174, 175.
"Sending Felons to America,"

Penn estate, 165, 166, 167.

Taylor, Jacob, 39.

Taylor, Jeremy, 90-97.
Teacroft, Patience, 78.

Temple, John: Duel with Whately,
211.

Theach, John, the pirate, 16, 17.

Franklin's ballad on, 14, 18.
"Thoughts of the Ephemera," etc.,

78.

Tolls on roads in New Jersey, 34.
"Touch of the Times, A," Frank-

lin denies having printed it, 50.
"Treacle fetched out of a Viper,"

8.

Treasure, belief in hidden, 51-53.
Treaty of 1783, story regarding the
signing denied, 212.
"True and Impartial State of Penn-
sylvania," 180.
"True Happiness," 79.

Union The Albany plan, 161, 162.
Similarity to a plan of Daniel
Coxe, 162, 163. Failure, 163.
"Union, The," Fire Company, 85,

147.

United States Government, buys the
Franklin Manuscripts, 265.
"Universal Instructor, The," issued
by Keimer, 47, 48. Bought by
Franklin, 53.

University of Pennsylvania, founded
1749 by Franklin, 152.
"Usefulness of Mathematics," 78.

Vaughan, Benjamin, 253.

Veillard, M. le, 253, 254, 255, 256.
Vergennes: Sends messenger to for-
bid Franklin coming to Paris, 220.
Trouble with the privateer, 229.
Forbids the discussion of Amer-
ican affairs, 230.

"Visit to the Elysian Fields," 236.
Voltaire, 222.

Votes and Proceedings, etc., of the
people of Boston, 205, 206.

"Waste of Life," 79.

"Watch, The City," 82, 83. Frank-
lin attempts to reform it, 83, 84.
"Way to Wealth," 128, 129. French
translation of, 208. Popularity in
France, 221.

Webb, George, betrays Franklin's
plans to Keimer, 47, 48.
Webbe, John, betrays Franklin's
plan for a magazine, 129, 130.
"The Detection," 130-144. Starts
The American Magazine, 134, 135.
Wedderburn, 212.
Whately, William, Letters from
Hutchinson and Oliver, 209-212.
"Whistle, The Story of the," 236.
Wickes, Lambert, 229.

Witch ducking at Mount Holly, 72-
74.

Wollaston "Religion of Nature,"
40. Franklin's reply to, 40, 41.
Writings of Franklin: Ballads, 14-
18. Dogood Papers, 25, 26. Con-
tributions to the Courant, 30-32.
Discourse on Liberty and Neces-
sity, 40-43. Busybody," 49-53.
"A Modest Inquiry into the Na-
ture and Necessity of a Paper
Currency, 60-64. Contributions
to Pennsylvania Gazette, 65–88.
Pamphlets in defense of Mr.
Hemphill, 79-82. Paraphrases of
the Bible, 86-90. Parables, 90-92.
"The Levee," 90. Abridgment
of the Catechism, 92.