Medal, a gold one awarded to Franklin, 165. Meeting-house, how to obtain a subscription for, 131. Meredith, enters into partnership with Franklin, 58. Method, importance of, 94. Meyrick, an army agent, his letter to general Arnold, 406--an account of the 5000l. paid him for his treachery, 407. Mickle, anecdote of Mr. Samuel, 62. Military spirit, excited by Franklin, 116. Militia, writes in favor of, 153-His magnanity on the occasion, 117. Militia Bills, governor refuses to ratify, 200. Mirabeau, proposes to the national assembly of France a public mourn. Moravians, account of the, 154,-159. Morris, James, anecdote of, 139---returns from England, 161. N Nairne and Henly, verify Franklin's theory, 393. Neate, Mr. W., letter to Franklin, 302. New England Courant begun by the Franklins 18. New Jersey, first issues paper money, 44---William Franklin, the doctor's. 209. Newspaper, mode of conducting, 102----Newspapers English he writes in, Noalles, marquis, quits London, 383. Nollet, the abbe, opposes Franklin's system of electricity, 163---claims North's, lord, motion in the house of commons respecting America, 339. Office, public, Franklin's maxim concerning, 118. Onslow, Arthur, esq., Franklin's Historical Review dedicated to him, 184. Oswald, Mr., is succeeded by David Hartley, esq., as minister from Great Oxford University confers the degree of L. L. D. on Franklin, 196. P Paine's pamphlet, "Common Sense," effects of, in America, 359. Paper currency proposed by, 70-Legal tender opposed, 178. Parliament, British, arguments against its right to tax the American co- Partnerships, advice in, 115. Paving and lighting of Philadelphia, set on foot by Dr. Franklin, 132. Pemberton, Dr., an early friend of Franklin, 44. Penn, William, anecdote of 120---Exacts quit rents, 121---Character of, Pennsylvania, Library, an account of the, 83---state of the province of, in Petition to the king from congress, in 1774, 273,-296---The last to the Philadelphia Library first established by Franklin, 83---Plan for cleansing Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, proposed by Franklin, 116. Piquet, M. La Mothe, captures 22 sail of British merchant vessels, 409. Plan of Union at Albany in 1754, 137---Adopted by assembly, rejected by Plan of permanent union, 328. Polybius, supposed translation of a Fragment of, by sir William Jones, 416. Postmaster, he is appointed in 1753, 136. Prayers, Franklin's motion for, 474. Preface by W. T. Franklin, iv. Priestley's, Dr., testimony of the merits of Franklin's discoveries in elec- Privateering, proposes to put an end to, 449. Privy council discuss the Massachusetts' petition. Mr. Wedderburn's Project, an extensive one, 98. Proprietary, refuse to tax their estates for public defence, 174--Remon- Purchase of Dr. Franklin's writings by British ministers confuted, vi,-viii. Q Quakers' meeting, the first house Franklin entered at Philadelphia after R Ralph, the historian, curious anecdote of, 37-becomes schoolmaster, 45 Read, Mr., father of Franklin's wife, 28. Religion, a new one proposed to be established, 27. Religious creed of Franklin, 76. Remarks, on propositions for reconciliation, 333. Remonstrance, drawn up against the selfishness of proprietary, 179. Resolution of congress, proposed introduction to, Richard's, poor, almanac, 101. Richmann, professor, introduces Franklin's electrical discoveries into Rus< Right of British parliament to tax America, 222. Rochefoucault's eulogium on Franklin's system of government, 477. Roy, Mons. Le, refutes the abbé Nollet, 162. Royal Society of London, Franklin chosen a member thereof, 165. Rum, Indian orator's apology for drinking, 127. Rutledge, Franklin, and Adams, meet lord Howe, 361. S Salaries, Franklin's speech thereon, 469. Sandwich, lord, attributes lord Chatham's motion to Franklin, 323, Scotland, Franklin visits, 195. Shelburn, American business taken from lord, 221. Shirley, general, anecdote of, 172. Slave Trade, 486. Sloane's, sir Hans, visit to Franklin, 44. Smith, Dr., pronounces a funeral oration for Franklin, 505. Spangenberg, bishop, some account of, 154. Species, the animosity of the English lords leads them to say Americans Spotswood, colonel, governor of Virginia, 108. Staël, the Baron de, letter on the peace with Sweden and requesting Mr. Stamp Act, origin of, 204---caricature occasioned thereby, 208-distur Stanhope, lord, Franklin writes to, 318. Strahan, king's printer, fac simile of a letter to, 356, Swimming, great feat in the art of, 51. Temperance, importance of, 95. T Temple, Mr. John, his duel with Mr. Whately, 230. Thomson, Charles, secretary to first congress, 1774, 273. Treaty of alliance between France and America, 383. Tucker, dean, controversy with Franklin, 261---Reflections thereon, 267. Tyron on vegetable diet. Influence of, 116. Virtue, art of, 98. V Vaughan's, Benjamin, letter to Franklin requesting him to continue his Vergennes, the count de, receives the American commissioners, 380. U Union of the colonies, plan of, proposed at Albany, 137. fire company founded, 110. University, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, confers degree of M. A., 136, do. 136. St. Andrews, Scotland, confers degree of L. L. D., 196. Walpole, hon. Thomas, advises Franklin not to present his protest, 346-.. letter to Franklin, 347---interview with, 348. Washington, general, letter of congratulation to Franklin on his return Watch, the city, established by Franklin, 109. Watson, Dr., draws up an account of Franklin's discoveries, which is Watts, printer, Franklin employed by, 43. Wedderburn, (afterwards lord Loughborough) his abuse of Franklin be Whately's duel with Mr. Temple of Boston, 250---their dispute stated, 252. Wilson's, Mr., objections to Franklin's lightning conductors, 392---his Wright, Dr., introduces Franklin's discoveries in philosophy to the Royal Wyndham, sir William, is introduced to, 52. Y Yale college, confers degree of M. A., 136. NOTES FOR THE BINDER. The Emblematic Card to fold in at page 270. The Fac Simile newspaper to fold in, 412. There are two half sheets of the signature 3 M--the first is from 449 to 456 the second 457 to 464. n the numbering of the pages, the printer, instead of numbering the first page of 3 Q, 489, hás advanced to 499, whereby there appears to be an omission of ten pages, but there is no omission, the error is in the numbering. |