The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. III Letters and Misc. Writings 1753-1763
Volume 3 of a 12 volume collection of the works of Franklin edited by the New York lawyer and politician John Bigelow. Vol. 3 contains a essays and letters written between 1753 and 1763.
The Works of Benjamin Franklin, including the Private as well as the Official and Scientific Correspondence, together with the Unmutilated and Correct Version of the Autobiography, compiled and edited by John Bigelow (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1904). The Federal Edition in 12 volumes. Vol. III (Letters and Misc. Writings 1753-1763).
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- Author: Benjamin Franklin
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS OF VOL. III
- The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Volume III
- CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS
- TO WILLIAM SMITH
- TO CADWALLADER COLDEN
- TO JAMES BOWDOIN
- TO PETER COLLINSON
- TO CADWALLADER COLDEN
- CXII: PLAN OF UNION FOR THE COLONIES
- Short Hints towards a Scheme for Uniting the Northern Colonies
- A GOVERNOR-GENERAL
- GRAND COUNCIL
- MEMBERS’ PAY
- PLACE AND TIME OF MEETING
- GENERAL TREASURY
- DUTY AND POWER OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL AND GRAND COUNCIL
- MANNER OF FORMING THIS UNION
- Letter from James Alexander to Cadwallader Colden, Respecting the Above Hints
- Remarks on the Hints for a Scheme of Union, by Cadwallader Colden
- GOVERNOR-GENERAL
- GRAND COUNCIL
- PLACE AND TIME OF MEETING
- GENERAL TREASURY
- MANNER OF FORMING THE UNION
- Reasons and Motives on which the Plan of Union was Formed
- Plan of Union Adopted by the Convention at Albany, with the Reasons and Motives for Each Article of the Plan1
- PRESIDENT-GENERAL AND GRAND COUNCIL
- ELECTION OF MEMBERS
- PLACE OF FIRST MEETING
- NEW ELECTION
- PROPORTION OF MEMBERS AFTER THE FIRST THREE YEARS
- MEETINGS OF THE GRAND COUNCIL, AND CALL
- CONTINUANCE
- MEMBERS’ ALLOWANCE
- ASSENT OF PRESIDENT-GENERAL AND HIS DUTY
- POWER OF PRESIDENT-GENERAL AND GRAND COUNCIL; TREATIES OF PEACE AND WAR
- INDIAN TRADE
- INDIAN PURCHASES
- NEW SETTLEMENTS
- LAWS TO GOVERN THEM
- RAISE SOLDIERS AND EQUIP VESSELS, C.
- POWER TO MAKE LAWS, LAY DUTIES, C.
- GENERAL TREASURER AND PARTICULAR TREASURER
- MONEY, HOW TO ISSUE
- ACCOUNTS
- QUORUM
- LAWS TO BE TRANSMITTED
- DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT-GENERAL
- OFFICERS, HOW APPOINTED
- VACANCIES, HOW SUPPLIED
- EACH COLONY MAY DEFEND ITSELF ON EMERGENCY, C.
- CXIII: THREE LETTERS TO GOVERNOR SHIRLEY
- CONCERNING THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IN CHOOSING THE RULERS BY WHOM TAXES ARE IMPOSED
- ON THE IMPOSITION OF DIRECT TAXES UPON THE COLONIES WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT
- ON THE SUBJECT OF UNITING THE COLONIES MORE INTIMATELY WITH GREAT BRITAIN, BY ALLOWING THEM REPRESENTATIVES IN PARLIAMENT
- TO MISS CATHERINE RAY, AT BLOCK ISLAND
- CXV: ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTS
- Made in Pursuance of those made by Mr. Canton, dated December 6, 1753; with Explanations, by Benjamin Franklin
- Turkey killed by Electricity.—Effect of a Shock on the Operator in making the Experiment
- TO JOHN LINING, AT CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
- TO M. DALIBARD, AT PARIS, ENCLOSED IN A LETTER TO PETER COLLINSON
- TO PETER COLLINSON
- TO JARED ELIOT
- TO JARED ELIOT
- TO MISS CATHERINE RAY
- TO WILLIAM SHIRLEY
- TO JAMES READ
- CXXIV: AN ACT1
- TO WILLIAM PARSONS1
- TO WILLIAM PARSONS
- CXXVII: A DIALOGUE1 BETWEEN X, Y, Z, CONCERNING THE PRESENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- CXXIX: COMMISSION FROM LIEUT.-GOVERNOR MORRIS
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO A FRIEND1
- TO ROBERT HUNTER MORRIS, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MRS. JANE MECOM
- TO MISS E. HUBBARD2
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO JOSEPH HUEY
- TO MRS. JANE MECOM
- TO WILLIAM PARSONS
- TO GEO. WHITEFIELD
- TO THOMAS POWNALL1
- TO GEORGE WASHINGTON1
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO EDWARD AND JANE MECOM
- CXLVIII: PLAN FOR SETTLING TWO WESTERN COLONIES IN NORTH AMERICA, WITH REASONS FOR THE PLAN1
- TO ROBERT CHARLES.1
- CL: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF AGGRIEVANCES OF THE ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- TO MRS. JANE MECOM
- TO WILLIAM PARSONS
- TO MISS CATHERINE RAY
- TO MR. DUNLAP
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO JOHN LINING, AT CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
- TO MRS. JANE MECOM
- TO MRS. JANE MECOM
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO ISAAC NORRIS1
- TO MRS. JANE MECOM
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- FROM WILLIAM STRAHAN TO MRS. FRANKLIN1
- TO JOHN PRINGLE2
- TO JOHN PRINGLE
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO THOMAS HUBBARD, AT BOSTON
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO THE SPEAKER AND COMMITTEE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSEMBLY
- TO JOHN LINING, AT CHARLESTON
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO HUGH ROBERTS
- TO MRS. JANE MECOM
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- TO LORD KAMES1
- TO JOHN HUGHES
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- TO LORD KAMES
- TO PETER FRANKLIN1
- TO ALEXANDER SMALL, LONDON
- TO MISS STEVENSON, AT WANSTEAD
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- CXC: THE INTEREST OF GREAT BRITAIN CONSIDERED, WITH REGARD TO HER COLONIES AND THE ACQUISITIONS OF CANADA AND GUADALOUPE1
- 1.: The Security of a Dominion, a justifiable and prudent Ground upon which to demand Cessions from an Enemy.
- 2.: Erecting Forts in the back Settlements, almost in no Instance a sufficient Security against the Indians and the French; but the Possession of Canada implies every Security, and ought to be had, while in our Power.
- 3.: The Blood and Treasure spent in the American Wars, not spent in the Cause of the Colonies alone.
- 4.: Not necessary that the American Colonies should cease being useful to the Mother Country. Their Preference over the West India Colonies stated.
- 5.: The American Colonies not dangerous in their Nature to Great Britain.
- 6.: The French remaining in Canada, an Encouragement to Disaffections in the British Colonies. If they prove a Check, that Check of the most barbarous Nature—
- 7.: Canada easily peopled without draining Great Britain of any of its Inhabitants.
- 8.: The Merits of Guadaloupe to Great Britain overvalued, yet likely to be paid much dearer for, than Canada.
- TO LORD KAMES
- TO DAVID HUME
- TO JOHN BASKERVILLE2
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO THE PRINTER OF THE LONDON CHRONICLE
- “Chap. XXXIV: On the Means of disposing the Enemie to Peace.
- TO HUGH ROBERTS
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- TO JOSIAH QUINCY
- TO HENRY POTTS, ESQ.
- TO EDWARD PENNINGTON2
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- TO LORD KAMES
- TO DAVID HUME
- TO E. KINNERSLEY
- Remarks by Benjamin Franklin
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- TO MRS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN
- FROM DAVID HUME TO B. FRANKLIN
- TO DAVID HUME1
- CCXI: FIRE
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTS ON AMBER
- TO JOHN BAPTIST BECCARIA
- TO OLIVER NEAVE
- TO MR. WILLIAM STRAHAN AT BATH
- TO MR. WILLIAM STRAHAN AT OXFORD
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- TO LORD KAMES
- TO MR. WILLIAM STRAHAN
- TO JOHN PRINGLE, IN LONDON
- TO WILLIAM STRAHAN
- TO MR. WHITEFORD
- TO MR. PETER FRANKLIN, AT NEWPORT
- CCXXV: B. FRANKLIN’S SERVICES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- TO MRS. GREENE1
- TO ———
- TO WILLIAM STRAHAN
- CONGELATION OF QUICKSILVER—COLD PRODUCED BY EVAPORATION1
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- TO JONATHAN WILLIAMS1
- TO WILLIAM STRAHAN
- TO MISS MARY STEVENSON
- TO WILLIAM STRAHAN
- TO MRS DEBORAH FRANKLIN
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