The Papers of Benjamin Franklin

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  1. Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, 1751

    They had a demonstrable influence on Thomas Malthus, who quoted Franklin approvingly and accepted his surprisingly accurate estimate of the rate of population increase …

  2. Benjamin Franklin “The Way to Wealth” (1758)

    Benjamin Franklin “The Way to Wealth” (1758) 1 Courteous Reader, I have heard that nothing gives an author so great pleasure, as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned …

  3. The Writings of Benjamin Franklin

    The Writings of Benjamin Franklin. This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to …

  4. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

    This anecdote I had from my uncle Benjamin. The family continued all of the Church of England till about the end of Charles the Second's reign, when some of the ministers that had been outed …

  5. The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of …

    (1 of 318) The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of essays, humorous, moral, and literary, with his life. by. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Stueber, Henry, 1770?-1792. Publication date. 1835. Topics. Franklin, …

  6. About this Collection

    A current finding aid (PDF and HTML) to the Benjamin Franklin Papers is available online with links to the digital content on this site. A brief history of the collection may be found in the …

  7. The writings of Benjamin Franklin; : Benjamin Franklin : …

    The writings of Benjamin Franklin; ... Pdf_module_version 0.0.22 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20230517123831 Republisher_operator [email protected]

  8. The Project Gutenberg eBook, Memoirs of Benjamin …

    most interesting essays, letters, and miscellaneous writings; familiar, moral, political, economical, and philosophical. selected with care from all his published productions, and comprising whatever is most entertaining and valuable to the …