The Life of Benjamin Franklin; Containing the Autobiography with Notes and a Continuation (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Sails for London, accompanied by Ralph.? On his Arrival delivers Letters supposed to be written by the Governor. ? Discovers that Keith had deceived him.?His Money exhausted. ? Engages to work as a Printer at Palmer's, in Bartholomew Close. ? Writes and prints a metaphysical Tract.? Frequents a Club, consisting of Dr. Mandeville and Others. ? Disagreement with Ralph and Separation. ? Removes to Watts's Printing-house, near Lincoln's Inn Fields. ? Habits of the Workmen. ? His Expenses of Living. ? Feats of Activity in Swimming. ? Enters into Mercantile Business with Mr. Denham. ? Sir William Wyndham. Mr. Andrew Hamilton, a celebrated lawyer of Philadelphia, had taken his passage in the same ship for himself and son, with Mr. Denham, a Quaker merchant, and Messrs. Oniam and Russel, masters of an iron work in Maryland, who had engaged the great cabin; so that Ralph and I were forced to take up with a berth in the steerage, and, none on board knowing us, were considered as ordinary persons. But Mr. Hamilton and his son (it was James, since Governor,) returned from Newcastle to Philadelphia; the father being recalled by a great fee to plead for a seized ship. And, just before we sailed, Colonel French coming on board, and showing me great respect, I was more taken notice of, and, with my friend Ralph, invited by the other gentlemen to come into the cabin, there being now room. Accordingly we removed thither. Understanding that Colonel French had brought on board the Governor's despatches, I asked the captain for those letters that were to be under my care. He said all were put into the bag together; and he could not then come at them; but, before we landed in England, I should have an opportunity of picking them out; so I was satisfied for the present, and we proc...