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Beginning in August 1788 when Franklin had returned to Philadelphia, the author says he will not be able to utilize his papers as much as he had expected, since many were lost in the recent Revolutionary War. He has, however, found and quotes a couple of his writings from the 1730s that survived. One is the "Substance of an intended Creed" consisting of what he then considered to be the "Essentials" of all religions. He had intended this as a basis for a projected sect but, Franklin says, did not pursue the project.

CONTENTS
* Ancestry and Early Youth in Boston - 19
* Beginning Life as a Printer – 31
* Arrival in Philadelphia - 44
* First Visit to Boston - 53
* Early Friends in Philadelphia – 62
* First Visit to London – 67
* Beginning Business in Philadelphia – 81
* Business Success and First Public Service – 98
* Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection – 110
* Poor Richard's Almanac and Other Activities – 125
* Interest in Public Affairs – 136
* Defense of the Province – 144
* Public Services and Duties – 154
* Albany Plan of Union – 169
* Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors – 172
* Braddock's Expedition - 176
* Franklin's Defense of the Frontier - 189
* Scientific Experiments – 199
* Agent of Pennsylvania in London - 204
Appendix
* Electrical Kite – 2121
* The Way to Wealth – 225
* The Whistle – 229
* A Letter to Samuel Mather - 233
* Bibliography - 235