The True Benjamin Franklin

by Sydney George Fisher

Index

Academy established by Franklin, 74-5.
---- of Madame Helvetius, 330.
Adams, John, 295, 297, 303-5;
criticisms of Franklin, 306-12;
his difficulties with Vergennes, 321;
opposed to France, 322-3, 341-6;
Franklin criticises, 345-6.
----, Mrs. John, 328-9.
Advertising, Franklin’s methods of, [141]-[2].
Air-baths, [25]-[6].
Albany Conference, [201], [352]-[3].
Allen, Chief-Justice, [122].
Alliance, treaty of, [299]-[303].
Almanac, Franklin’s, [143]-[52].
American Philosophical Society, [196].
Amusements as a youth, [18], [20].
Ancestors of Franklin, [42], [132].
Aristocracy, colonial, opposed to Franklin, [124].
Arithmetic, Franklin learns, [51].
“Armonica,” the, [185].
Asaph, St., the Bishop of, [227], [348];
his daughters, [227]-[8].
Asbestos purse, the, [63].
Assembly, Franklin clerk of, [159];
elected a member of, [199].
“Associators,” the, [199].
Austin, Jonathan, [301].
Autobiography, Franklin’s, [158].
Bache, Sarah, [119], [265].
Baker, Polly, [139].
Ballads by Franklin, [45].
Bancroft, Dr. Edward, [288].
Bartram, John, [192].
Beaumarchais, [279]-[83].
Black Prince, the, [315].
Blagden, Dr. Charles, [182].
Blood, causes of heat of, [29].
Books read by Franklin, [44].
Bows and arrows, Franklin suggests use of, [266].
Braddock, Franklin visits, [200].
Brillon, Madame, [325]-[7].
Broad jokes of Franklin, [125].
Broom-corn, [184].
Burgoyne, surrender of, [301].
“Busy Body” papers, [135].
Canada, cession of, [336];
Franklin’s journey to, [267]-[9].
Carroll, Rev. John, [96], [267].
Celibacy, Franklin’s dislike of, [106], [349].
Chatham, Lord, assists the Americans, [261].
Chaumont, Ray de, [275], [347].
Chevaux-de-frise devised by Franklin, [266].
Chimneys, smoky, [183].
Claims for extra service, [164]-[5].
Clerk of the Assembly, [159], [197].
Cobbett, his attack on Franklin, [123].
Colds, Franklin’s theory of, [27]-[9].
College of Philadelphia founded, [74]-[6].
Collins, John, [19]-[20], [45], [57].
Collinson, Peter, [172]-[3], [177].
Constitution of Pennsylvania, [349], [353]-[4].
----, signing of, [361]-[2].
Constitutional Convention of 1787, [356].
Constitution-making, [349]-[63].
Constitutions, American, translated into French, [355].
Contentment of Franklin, [21].
Conway, Mademoiselle, [332].
Courant, New England, [80]-[1].
Coverley, Sir Roger de, [144]-[5].
Creed, Franklin’s, [88]-[91].
Deane, Silas, [270], [278], [288], [289]-[91].
Death of Franklin, [39]-[40].
Deep water, effect of, on vessels, [181].
De Foe’s“Essay upon Projects,” [193].
Deism, Franklin’s, [80], [84], [91].
Denham, Mr., befriends Franklin, [59], [65], [133].
Despencer, Lord le, [98], [242].
Diseases of Franklin, [34]-[40].
Diurnal motion of the earth, [186]-[7].
“Dogood, Silence,” [135].
Dreams, Franklin’s fondness for, [26].
Edict of the King of Prussia, [241]-[2].
Education, defects of modern, [47]-[50].
Electricity, [172]-[8].
Eliot, Jared, [170].
“Ephemera, The,” [154]-[5], [325]-[6].
Epitaph of Franklin on himself, [153];
comic epitaphs, [154];
on the Penns, [223];
on Franklin, [224];
on the squirrel, [228].
Examination before Parliament, [234]-[9].
Exercise, Franklin’s opinion of, [37].
“Fireplace, Pennsylvania,” [170].
Fisheries, the, [337], [340]-[2].
Ford, Paul Leicester, his essay on the mother of Franklin’s son, [106]-[7].
Fothergill, Dr., [213].
Foxcroft, John, [104]-[5].
France, willingness of, to assist America, [277]-[8];
loans from, [317]-[18];
Franklin’s love for, [346];
appointed commissioner to, [270];
subserviency to, [343];
departure from, [347].
Franklin, Mrs., [114]-[18], [120]-[1], [137].
----, William, [105]-[7], [113], [214].
----, William Temple, [106], [214].
Free ships, [316].
French, enthusiasm of the, for Franklin, [273]-[5].
----, Franklin’s knowledge of, [71], [74], [325]-[6].
Fur cap, Franklin’s, [274].
Gazette, Pennsylvania, founded by Franklin, [135]-[42];
advertisements in, [142].
Girls, Franklin’s fondness for, [128]-[9], [332]-[3].
Godfrey, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, [134], [143].
Gout, dialogue of the, with Franklin, [35].
Governor, the Assembly’s contests with the, [204].
Governor’s salary, contests about, [201].
“Great Empire, Rules for Reducing a,” [240]-[1].
Gulf Stream, [181]-[2].
Hall, David, Franklin’s partner, [160].
Hartley, David, [319].
“Hat Honor,” [82]-[3].
Helvetius, Madame, [327]-[30].
Hopkinson, Thomas, [173].
Hospital, the Pennsylvania, [123], [195].
Houdetot, Countess d', [332]-[4].
Howe, Lord, [262], [269].
Hughes, John, [232].
Hutchinson Letters, the, [245]-[60].
Illegitimate children of Franklin, [104].
Immorality, Franklin’s, [103].
Indolence, Franklin’s, [21].
Izard, Ralph, [286]-[7].
“Jacobite, The Genealogy of a,” [139].
Jay, John, [318], [338]-[9], [341]-[2].
Junto, the, [66]-[70].
Kames, Lord, [158], [186], [215].
Keimer, [54]-[5], [65], [133]-[5].
Keith, Governor, [55], [56]-[9].
Kinnersley, Ebenezer, [173]-[4], [178].
Kite experiment, [175]-[6].
Languages, modern, [71]-[2].
Latin, Franklin learns, [71];
wants to abolish the study of, [72].
Lee, Arthur, [286], [291]-[5].
Leeds, Titan, [145]-[6].
Legislature, Franklin clerk of, [159];
elected a member of, [199].
Lehigh Valley, expedition to, [207]-[9].
“Liberty and Necessity,” Franklin’s pamphlet on, [60]-[3], [85]-[6].
Library, the Philadelphia, [193]-[4].
Liturgy, Franklin’s, [89]-[90].
Loans from France, [317]-[18].
London, Franklin’s first visit to, [59];
his life there, [60]-[5].
Louis XVI. gives his portrait to Franklin, [347].
Love of money, Franklin’s, [160].
Malthus, [190].
Manures, mineral, [184].
Marbois, [342].
Maritime suggestions, [188]-[90].
Marriage, Franklin favors, [106], [349];
attempts it for himself, [109], [111];
marries Mrs. Rogers, [112]-[13].
Mather, Cotton, [66], [68], [81], [158], [193].
Maury, [187]-[8].
Mecom, Jane, [130].
Mercury, the, [134]-[5], [142].
Meredith, Hugh, [133], [136].
Militia, Franklin organizes the, [198].
---- law drafted by Franklin, [206].
Mississippi, navigation of the, [341].
Mistress, Franklin’s advice on the choice of a, [126]-[7].
Modern languages, [71]-[2].
Molasses, export duty on, [302]-[3].
Money, Franklin’s love of, [160].
Moral code, Franklin’s, [102], [108].
Music, [185].
Nepotism, [164], [293].
Northeast storms, origin of, [169].
Nuncio, the papal, [96]-[7].
Oil, effect of, on waves, [182]-[3].
Ordination of bishops, [96]-[7].
Oswald, commission of, [337]-[9].
Paper money, Franklin’s pamphlet on, [70].
Parable against persecution, [155]-[8].
Paralytic people brought to Franklin, [331].
Parker, Theodore, [106].
Passy, Franklin at, [275].
Passy, Mademoiselle de, [306].
“Paxton Boys,” [219]-[20].
Peace, proposals of, [319];
treaty of, [335].
“Pennsylvania Fireplace,” [170].
---- Hospital, [195].
Peopling of countries, [190].
Perfumes, Franklin’s letter on, [126].
Persecution, parable against, [155]-[8].
Philadelphia, Franklin’s first journey to, [52]-[4].
---- Library, [193]-[4].
Plagiarism, [26], [152].
Plan of life, Franklin’s, [85].
Polly Baker’s speech, [139].
Pontiac, conspiracy of, [218].
“Poor Richard,” [143]-[52].
Portraits of Franklin, [30]-[3].
Postmaster of Philadelphia, [159].
Postmaster-General of the colonies, [162];
under Congress, [265].
Prayer-book, Franklin’s revision of, [98]-[101].
Priestley, Joseph, [213].
Privateering, Franklin opposed to, [317].
Profits of business, [159]-[61], [163]-[5].
Proprietary estates, taxing of, [204]-[5], [209]-[10], [216]-[17], [221].
Proprietorship, abolition of, [221]-[6], [231].
Ralph, a friend of Franklin, [59], [64].
Ray, Miss Catharine, [128].
Read, Miss, [54], [58], [60], [65]-[6], [112].
Reading as a boy, [42].
Recommendation, letters of, [319]-[20].
“Reprisal,” the, [271]-[2].
Retirement from business, [160]-[1].
Rittenhouse, David, [168].
Rolls, Franklin’s story of the, [54].
Romilly, Sir Samuel, visits Franklin, [350].
Royal government, petition to, [221]-[6], [231].
“Rules for Reducing a Great Empire,” [240]-[1].
Sabbath-breaker, Franklin as a, [78], [93].
Salaries of Franklin’s offices, [163]-[4].
Salary of the President, Franklin opposes, [357].
School-days, [41].
Scotch-Irish, the, [219]-[20].
Sedentary life of Franklin, [22].
Self-made man, Franklin as a, [41].
Senate, composition of the, [360].
Shallow water, effect of, [181].
Sloane, Sir Hans, [63].
Small-pox, inoculation for, [81].
Smith, Rev. William, [76], [122].
Smoke-consuming stove, [184].
Smoky chimneys, [183].
Soldier, Franklin as a, [207].
Spain, her interests in the Mississippi, [340].
Spectator, The, analyzed by Franklin, [46].
Stamp Act, [231]-[9].
States, the smaller, [358].
Stevenson, Miss Mary, [129].
----, Mrs., [211]-[12].
Storms from the northeast, [169].
Strahan, William, [213], [267].
Street-cleaning, [196].
Subserviency to France, [334]-[5], [343].
Swimming, [18]-[19].
Syng, Philip, [173].
Taxing the estates, [204]-[5], [209]-[10], [216]-[17], [221].
Temperance, [24]-[5].
Temple, John, his duel with Whately, [249].
Thompson, Mrs., calls Franklin a rebel, [331].
Thunder, Marquis of, [306].
Truxton, Captain, [348].
Turgot, [311]-[12].
Union, plans of, [352]-[3].
Vegetarianism, [22].
Veillard, Le, [347].
Ventilation, [29].
Venus, transit of, [168].
Vergennes, [277], [281], [303], [321]-[2], [324], [338], [341], [344].
“Virtue, The Art of,” planned by Franklin, [109].
Voltaire, resemblance of, to Franklin, [280];
embraces Franklin, [306].
War, Franklin’s opinion of, [191].
War, Quaker opinion of, [203].
Water, depth of, as affecting vessels, [181].
Water-drinking, [23].
Water-spouts, [180].
Wealth of Franklin, [165].
Wedderburn, [256]-[9].
Whately, Thomas, his duel with Temple, [249].
Whistle, story of the, [60].
Whitefield, Rev. George, [94]-[5].
Williams, Jonathan, [293]-[8].
Writing, Franklin trains himself in, [46].

THE END.

Transcriber’s Note.

Irregular spelling in quoted material is as per the original. Minor errors in punctuation corrected without note. The following typographical errors have been corrected:

Page 23: Original: “... other projects, to form a religous ...” (changed to “religious”)

Page 35: Original: “... ate and drank too freeely, and ...” (changed to “freely”)

Page 139: Original: “... American newsapers for half a ...” (changed to “newspapers”)

Page 291: Original: “... publication of Beamarchais’s life ...” (changed to “Beaumarchais’s”)

Page 293: Original: “... in a phamphlet, entitled ...” (changed to “pamphlet”)

Page 349: Original: “... Eripuit cœlo fulmen septrumque ...” (changed to “sceptrumque”)

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