Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Benjamin Franklin · Benjamin Franklin
WRITINGS OF FRANKLIN.
The Examination of Dr. Franklin before the British House of Commons, relative to the Repeal of the American Stamp-act 237 Narrative of the Massacre of Friendly Indians in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1764 264 Introduction to Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania 282 Dr. Franklin's Motion for Prayers in the Convention at Philadelphia, 1787, to revise the then existing Articles of Confederation 286 MEMOIRS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, And Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, And Philosophical. IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II. (of II) CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME ESSAYS Page The Way to Wealth; as clearly shown in the practice of an old Pennsylvania Almanac, entitled, "Poor Richard Improved" 5 On True Happiness 14 Public Men 16 The Waste of Life 22 Self-denial not the Essence of Virtue 25 On the Usefulness of the Mathematics 27 The Art of procuring Pleasant Dreams 31 Advice to a young Tradesman 37 Rules of Health 39 The Ephemera; an Emblem of Human Life. To Madame Brillon, of Passy 40 The Whistle.
To Madame Brillon 42 On Luxury, Idleness, and Industry 45 On Truth and Falsehood 50 Necessary Hints to those that would be Rich 53 The Way to make Money plenty in every Man's Pocket 54 The Handsome and Deformed Leg 55 On Human Vanity 58 On Smuggling, and its various Species 62 Remarks concerning the Savages of North America 66 On Freedom of Speech and the Press 71 On the Price of Corn and the Management of the Poor 82 Singular Custom among the Americans, entitled Whitewashing 86 On the Criminal Laws and the Practice of Privateering 94 Letter from Anthony Afterwit 102 LETTERS To Mrs. Abiah Franklin 107 To Miss Jane Franklin 108 To the same 109 To Mr. George Whitefield 110 To Mrs. D. Franklin 112 To the same 113 To Mrs. Jane Mecom 114 To the same 115 To the same 116 To Miss Stevenson 119 To Lord Kames 120 To the same 121 To the same 128 To John Alleyne 130 To Governor Franklin 132 To Dr. Priestley 134 To the same 136 To Mr. Mather 137 To Mr. Strahan 138 To Dr. Priestley 138 To Mrs. Thompson 139 To Mr. Lith 142 Answer to a Letter from Brussels 144 To Dr. Price 151 To Dr. Priestley 152 To General Washington 154 To M. Court de Gebelin 156 To Francis Hopkinson 158 To Francis Hopkinson 159 To Samuel Huntingdon, President of Congress 160 To the Bishop of St. Asaph 162 To Miss Alexander 163 To Benjamin Vaughan 164 To Mrs. Hewson 166 To David Hartley 167 To Dr. Percival 168 To Sir Joseph Banks 169 To Robert Morris, Esq.
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