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From
the Autobiography, 3
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Dogood
Papers, No. I (1722), 96
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Dogood
Papers, No. IV (1722), 98
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Dogood
Papers, No. V (1722), 102
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Dogood
Papers, No. VII (1722), 105
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Dogood
Papers, No. XII (1722), 109
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Editorial
Preface to the New England Courant (1723), 111
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A
Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain (1725),
114
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Rules
for a Club Established for Mutual Improvement (1728), 128
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Articles
of Belief and Acts of Religion (1728), 130
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The
Busy-Body, No. 1 (1728/9), 137
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The
Busy-Body, No. 2 (1728/9), 139
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The
Busy-Body, No. 3 (1728/9), 141
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The
Busy-Body, No. 4 (1728/9), 145
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Preface
to the Pennsylvania Gazette (1729), 150
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A
Dialogue between Philocles and Horatio (1730), 152
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A
Second Dialogue between Philocles and Horatio (1730), 156
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A
Witch Trial at Mount Holly (1730), 161
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An
Apology for Printers (1731), 163
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Preface
to Poor Richard (1733), 169
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A
Meditation on a Quart Mugg (1733), 170
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Preface
to Poor Richard (1734), 172
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Preface
to Poor Richard (1735), 174
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Hints
for Those That Would Be Rich (1736), 176
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To
Josiah Franklin (April 13, 1738), 177
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Preface
to Poor Richard (1739), 179
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A
Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge among the British Plantations
in America (1743), 180
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Shavers
and Trimmers (1743), 183
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To
the Publick (1743), 186
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Preface
to Logan's Translation of "Cato Major" (1743/4), 187
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To
John Franklin, at Boston (March 10, 1745), 188
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Preface
to Poor Richard (1746), 189
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The
Speech of Polly Baker (1747), 190
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Preface
to Poor Richard (1747), 193
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To
Peter Collinson (August 14, 1747), 194
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Preface
to Poor Richard Improved (1748), 195
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Advice
to a Young Tradesman (1748), 196
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To
George Whitefield (July 6, 1749), 198
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Proposals
Relating to the Education of Youth in Pensilvania (1749), 199
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Idea
of the English School (1751), 206
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To
Cadwallader Colden Esq., at New York (1751), 213
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Exporting
of Felons to the Colonies (1751), 214
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Observations
Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, Etc. (1751),
216
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To
Peter Collinson (October 19, 1752), 223
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Poor
Richard Improved (1753)—facsimile reproduction, 225
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To
Joseph Huey (June 6, 1753), 261
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Three
Letters to Governor Shirley (1754), 263
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To
Miss Catherine Ray, at Block Island (March 4, 1755), 270
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To
Peter Collinson (August 25, 1755), 272
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To
Miss Catherine Ray (September 11, 1755), 274
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To
Miss Catherine Ray (October 16, 1755), 277
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To
Mrs. Jane Mecom (February 12, 1756), 278
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To
Miss E. Hubbard (February 23, 1756), 278
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To
Rev. George Whitefield (July 2, 1756), 279
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The
Way to Wealth (1758), 280
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To
Hugh Roberts (September 16, 1758), 289
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To
Mrs. Jane Mecom (September 16, 1758), 291
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To
Lord Kames (May 3, 1760), 293
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To
Miss Mary Stevenson (June 11, 1760), 295
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To
Mrs. Deborah Franklin (June 27, 1760), 298
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To
Jared Ingersoll (December 11, 1762), 300
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To
Miss Mary Stevenson (March 25, 1763), 301
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To
John Fothergill, M.D. (March 14, 1764), 304
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To
Sarah Franklin (November 8, 1764), 307
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From
A Narrative of the Late Massacres in Lancaster County (1764), 308
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To
the Editor of a Newspaper (May 20, 1765), 315
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To
Lord Kames (June 2, 1765), 318
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Letter
Concerning the Gratitude of America (January 6, 1766), 321
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To
Lord Kames (April 11, 1767), 325
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To
Miss Mary Stevenson (September 14, 1767), 330
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On
the Labouring Poor (1768), 336
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To
Dupont de Nemours (July 28, 1768), 340
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To
John Alleyne (August 9, 1768), 341
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To
the Printer of the London Chronicle (August 18, 1768), 343
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Positions
to be Examined, Concerning National Wealth (1769), 345
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To
Miss Mary Stevenson (September 2, 1769), 347
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To
Joseph Priestley (September 19, 1772), 348
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To
Miss Georgiana Shipley (September 26, 1772), 349
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To
Peter Franklin (undated), 351
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On
the Price of Corn, and Management of the Poor (undated), 355
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An
Edict by the King of Prussia (1773), 358
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Rules
by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One (1773), 363
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To
William Franklin (October 6, 1773), 371
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Preface
to "An Abridgment of the Book of Common Prayer" (1773), 374
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A
Parable against Persecution, 379
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A
Parable on Brotherly Love, 380
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To
William Strahan (July 5, 1775), 381
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To
Joseph Priestley (July 7, 1775), 382
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To
a Friend in England (October 3, 1775), 383
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To
Lord Howe (July 30, 1776), 384
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The
Sale of the Hessians (1777), 387
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Model
of a Letter of Recommendation (April 2, 1777), 389
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To
—— (October 4, 1777), 390
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To
David Hartley (October 14, 1777), 390
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A
Dialogue between Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Saxony and America,
394
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To
Charles de Weissenstein (July 1, 1778), 397
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The
Ephemera (1778), 402
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To
Richard Bache (June 2, 1779), 404
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Morals
of Chess (1779), 406
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To
Benjamin Vaughan (November 9, 1779), 410
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The
Whistle (1779), 412
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The
Lord's Prayer (1779?), 414
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The
Levée (1779?), 417
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Proposed
New Version of the Bible (1779?), 419
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To
Joseph Priestley (February 8, 1780), 420
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To
George Washington (March 5, 1780), 421
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To
Miss Georgiana Shipley (October 8, 1780), 422
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To
Richard Price (October 9, 1780), 423
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Dialogue
between Franklin and the Gout (1780), 424
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The
Handsome and Deformed Leg (1780?), 430
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To
Miss Georgiana Shipley (undated), 432
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To
David Hartley (December 15, 1781), 434
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Supplement
to the Boston Independent Chronicle (1782), 434
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To
John Thornton (May 8, 1782), 443
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To
Joseph Priestley (June 7, 1782), 443
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To
Jonathan Shipley (June 10, 1782), 445
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To
James Hutton (July 7, 1782), 447
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To
Sir Joseph Banks (September 9, 1782), 448
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Information
to Those Who Would Remove to America (1782?), 449
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Apologue
(1783?), 458
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To
Sir Joseph Banks (July 27, 1783), 459
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To
Mrs. Sarah Bache (January 26, 1784), 460
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An
Economical Project (1784?), 466
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To
Samuel Mather (May 12, 1784), 471
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To
Benjamin Vaughan (July 26, 1784), 472
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To
George Whately (May 23, 1785), 479
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To
John Bard and Mrs. Bard (November 14, 1785), 481
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To
Jonathan Shipley (February 24, 1786), 481
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To
—— (July 3, 1786?), 484
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Speech
in the Convention; On the Subject of Salaries (1787), 486
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Motion
for Prayers in the Convention (1787), 489
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Speech
in the Convention at the Conclusion of Its Deliberations (1787),
491
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To
the Editors of the Pennsylvania Gazette (1788), 493
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To
Rev. John Lathrop (May 31, 1788), 496
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To
the Editor of the Federal Gazette (1788?), 496
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To
Charles Carroll (May 25, 1789), 500
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An
Account of the Supremest Court of Judicature in Pennsylvania, viz. the
Court of the Press (1789), 501
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An
Address to the Public (1789), 505
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To
David Hartley (December 4, 1789), 506
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To
Ezra Stiles (March 9, 1790), 507
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On
the Slave-Trade (1790), 510
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Remarks
Concerning the Savages of North America, 513
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An
Arabian Tale, 519
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A
Petition of the Left Hand (date unknown), 520
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Some
Good Whig Principles (date unknown), 521
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The
Art of Procuring Pleasant Dreams, 523
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Notes,
529
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