To Miss Mary Stevenson. 22 January, 1770.

To a Friend in America. 18 March.

Opinions of the principal Persons in England respecting

America. Merchants and Manufacturers.

Interest taken in Europe in the Affairs of the American

Colonies. Principal Papers relating to them translated in

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France. Molyneux's "Case of Ireland."

465

466

470

To Miss Mary Stevenson. 31 May.

Advice concerning a Proposal of Marriage.

To Jonathan Williams.

6 June.

To Samuel Cooper. 8 June.

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Lord North in Favor of repealing the Act taxing the

Colonies. Standing Army. - Encroachments of Parlia-

ment on the Rights of the Colonies. - Scotland before the

Union. The King.

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To Mrs. Deborah Franklin. 10 June.

From Joseph Galloway to B. Franklin. 21 June.

481

483

485

On the Right of Great Britain to tax the Colonies.

To Mrs. Deborah Franklin. 3 October.

From Samuel Cooper to B. Franklin. 6 November.

Prospect of a Speedy Reconciliation of the Differences

between the two Countries not encouraging. -Dr. Franklin

appointed Agent for Massachusetts.

From Samuel Cooper to B. Franklin. 15 November.

Relations between Massachusetts and the Mother Country.

To Thomas Cushing. 24 December.

486

On his Appointment as Agent for Massachusetts.

tempt to abridge the Charter Rights of that Colony.

To Mrs. Jane Mecom. 30 December.

False Rumor respecting his resigning his Place in the

Postoffice. - His Sentiments on this Subject. - Singular

Will of a Printer's Widow.

1771.

From Samuel Cooper to B. Franklin.

Trial of Captain Preston.

1 January.

499

To Thomas Cushing. 5 February, 1771.

Right of Parliament to tax the Colonies. - Enemies to

Colonial Rights.- Minister refuses to admit an Agent from

the Assembly. Terms upon which the Colonies would be

satisfied.-Intention of the Government to make Governors

and other civil Officers in America independent of the

People.

To Samuel Cooper. 5 February.

Character of Lord Hillsborough.-Copies of Letters sent

back to England, and Umbrage taken at their Contents. —

Remarkable Conference between Dr. Franklin and Lord

Hillsborough.

To Cadwallader Evans. 10 February.

Silkworms.-Reeling of Silk.

To Jonathan Williams. 5 March.

501

506

512

513

Severe Winter. - Walpole's Grant.-Acts of the New

Jersey Assembly.

518

From Samuel Rhoads to B. Franklin. 3 May.

Limestone. Trade of Baltimore. Project of a Canal

from the Susquehanna to the Schuylkill.-Pennsylvania

Hospital.

To the Committee of Correspondence in Massachusetts.

15 May..

System of Collecting the Customs in America. Causes

of Alienation, and their Tendency to hasten a Disunion of

the two Countries.-This Event predicted.

521

Land Claims in Georgia.-Peace expected between the

Turks and Russians.

To Cadwallader Evans. 4 July.

Particulars respecting the Culture of Silk.

From Samuel Cooper to B. Franklin. 10 July.

Lord Hillsborough.-The Project for making the Crown

Officers independent of the People is a Violation of the

Charter, and impolitic for the King.-Commissioners of

Customs.

Visit to the Bishop of St. Asaph's Family.

To Mrs. Mary Hewson. 25 November.

1772.

To Mrs. Jane Mecom. 13 January.

541

Gambier.

Reasons why the Governors should not be paid by the

Crown. Commissioners of the Customs.- Commodore

Anecdote.

Dr. Priestley.Sentiments of Lord Granville respecting

American Affairs. — Colonial Agents in England.

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To Joshua Babcock. 13 January.

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Agricultural Employments. Condition of the Poor in

Ireland. Benefits of Civilization.

554

Tour in Ireland. —Visit to Lord Hillsborough. His extra-

ordinary Civilities, and Sentiments on American Affairs.—

Irish Parliament.

To Samuel Franklin. 13 January.

How to choose a Wife.

To Ezra Stiles. 13 January.

French Translation of Zoroaster's Writings.

on the Work.

To Mrs. Deborah Franklin. 28 January.

To Mrs. Sarah Bache. 29 January.

To William Franklin. 30 January.

Tour in Ireland. - Introduced into the Irish Parliament.

Visit to Scotland. - Mr. Bache. American Agents in

England.-Proposes returning home.

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CORRESPONDENCE,

PART FIRST;

COMPRISING

PRIVATE LETTERS,

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THE TIME OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST MISSION TO ENGLAND.

1725-1757.