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  2. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

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    Part One of the Autobiography is addressed to Franklin's son William, at that time (1771) Royal Governor of New Jersey.While in England at the estate of the Bishop of St Asaph in Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents and grandparents, recounting his childhood, expressing his fondness for reading, and narrating his apprenticeship to his brother James Franklin, a ...

  3. The Way to Wealth - Wikipedia

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    The Way to Wealth or Father Abraham's Sermon is an essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1758. It is a collection of adages and advice presented in Poor Richard's Almanack during its first 25 years of publication, organized into a speech given by "Father Abraham" to a group of people. Many of the phrases Father Abraham quotes continue to be ...

  4. Poor Richard's Almanack - Wikipedia

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    A nineteenth-century print based on Poor Richard's Almanack, showing the author surrounded by twenty-four illustrations of many of his best-known sayings. On December 28, 1732, Benjamin Franklin announced in The Pennsylvania Gazette that he had just printed and published the first edition of The Poor Richard, by Richard Saunders, Philomath. [4]

  5. 45 Benjamin Franklin Quotes on Liberty, Wisdom and Integrity

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    Benjamin Franklin is one of America's most notable historical figures. In addition to being one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S., he was also a scientist, writer, diplomat and humorist.

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  7. A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain

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    In 1779, Franklin came to disagree with the points he printed in Dissertation and burned all the copies he possessed of the pamphlet but one for historical purposes. However, since he had already come to give several copies to friends of his, four original copies still survive.

  8. Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler, soaper, and candlemaker. Josiah Franklin was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire , England, on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and his wife, Jane White.

  9. The New-England Courant - Wikipedia

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    The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia : Henry Altemus. Note: Franklin's autobiography has been printed over the years by numerous publishers, and page numbers can differ. "The New-England Courant". Independence Hall Association; Isaacson, Walter (2003). Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. New York: Simon & Schuster.