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 John Bigelow "Strange that Ulysses does a thousand things so well."—ILIAD, B. 11, 335 Volume VI G. P. Putnam's Sons HARVARD CO! LEGE LIBRARY HARVARD CLUB OF BOSTON MAY 211928 The Knickerbocker Press, New York CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI 1772-1773 Conversation with Lord Dartmouth- His birthday. Franklin's remuneration as agent in England-A qualification of his lecture PAGE 58 CCCCLXXVII.-TO MESSRS. ABEL JAMEs and Ben- Depressed state of the silk business in The ministry's trouble with the East India Company-Distress in the manu- 14TH The effect in England of the loss of the Lightning conductors-The attraction of mountains-Volcanic eruptions—The PAGE ΙΟΙ CCCCXCVI.-TO THOMAS CUSHING, APRIL 3D Lord Dartmouth's plans for concilia- CCCCXCVIII. TO HIS DAUGHTER, APRIL 6TH The importance to housekeeping of keeping accounts. CCCCXCIX.-To MR. GALLOWAY, APRIL 6TH The Bishop of St. Asaph's sermon about the colonies—The advantages of a war between England and France-The DI. TO DEAN WOODWARD, APRIL 1OTH. DII. TO WILLIAM Deane, APRIL 1ITH A new carriage wheel-Stove for con- suming its own smoke. |