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THE
WORKS
OF
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN;
CONTAINING
SEVERAL POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL TRACTS
NOT INCLUDED IN ANY FORMER EDITION,
AND
MANY LETTERS OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE
NOT HITHERTO PUBLISHED;
WITH
NOTES
A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
By JARED SPARKS.
VOLUME VII.
REVISED EDITION.
PHILADELPIIIA: CHILDS & PETERSON, 602 ARCII ST.
Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1840, by
HILLIARD, GRAY & co. in the Clerk's Omco of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
CONTENTS
VOLUME SEVENTH.
CORRESPONDENCE.
PART FIRST;
COMPRISING PRIVATE LETTERS TO THE TIME OF THE
AUTHOR'S FIRST MISSION TO ENGLAND. 1725-1757.
To Mrs. Jane Mecom. 19 June.
Family Afflictions. — Singular Instance of Mortality.
1738
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To Josiah Franklin. 13 April.
Religious Opinions and Practice.- Freemasons.
1743.
To Mrs. Jane Mecom. 28 July.
Religion.- Charity.
To Edward and Jane Mecom.
To Mrs. Jane Mecom.
Condition of Apprentices, and Habits of Boys.
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To Josiah and Abiah Franklin. 6 September. •
Remedies for the Stone and Gravel.
17-15.
To John Franklin.
Humorous Remarks on the Expedition against Cape Breton.
To James Read. 17 August.
1747.
To Cadwallader Colden. 1 October.
To Cadwallader Colden. 27 November.
Apprehensions of an Attack from the Enemy, - Schemes
of Defence. - He applies for Cannon from New York.
From R. Peters to John and Richard Penn. 29 Nov.
Origin of the Association for the Defence of the Province,
and the Part taken by Franklin in forming it.
From James Logan to B. Franklin. 3 December. .
To James Logan. 4 December.
Fortifications on the Delaware River.
1748.
To Cadwallader Colden. 27 January.
Procuring Cannon for Defence. — Sale of Books. - Opinion
of Mr. Colden's “ History of the Five Nations."
To James Logan. 27 January. .
Cannon from Boston.— Insurance on Lottery Tickets.
To James Logan. 30 January.
To James Logan. 6 April.
Progress in the Erection of Batteries. Diligence of the
People in attending Military Exercises.
To Cadwallader Colden. 29 September. .
Plans for retiring from Business and declining Public Em-
ployment. — Governor Shirley. — Peter Kalm, the Swedish
Botanist.
To James Logan. 30 October.
Particulars respecting Peter Kalm.- Mr. Sandin, a Swe-
dish Missionary.
1749.
To Mrs. Abiah Franklin. 7 September.
Family Incidents.
To Mrs. Abiah Franklin. 16 October.
Yellow Fever in Philadelphia.
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