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  A modest enquiry into the nature and necessity of a paper-currency. [Three lines of quotation in Latin]
  Date of publication:
  1729
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  Attributed to Benjamin Franklin and ascribed to his press by Miller.
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  A catalogue of books belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia. [One line of quotation in Latin]
  Date of publication:
  1741
  

  Author(s):

  Library Company of Philadelphia. and Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  "A short account of the library."--p. [56]. Probably written by Benjamin Franklin. Cf. Winans.
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  A proposal for promoting useful knowledge among the British plantations in America.
  Date of publication:
  1743
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  Proposal for establishing the American Philosophical Society. Caption title. "Benjamin Franklin, the writer of this proposal, offers himself to serve the society as their president ... Philadelphia, May 14, 1743."--p. [2]. ...
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  An account of the new invented Pennsylvanian fire-places: wherein their construction and manner of operation is particularly explained; their advantages above every other method of warming rooms demonstrated; and all objections that have been raised against the use of them, answered and obviated. : With directions for putting them up, and for using them to the best advantage. : And a copper-plate, in which the several parts of the machine are exactly laid down, from a scale of equal parts.
  Date of publication:
  1744
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. ; Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756, ill. and Turner, James, d. 1759, engraver.
  Description:
  Attributed to Benjamin Franklin by Miller. Error in imposition: inner forme of gathering C has p. 18-19 and 22-23 in incorrect order. Illustrations drawn by Lewis Evans and engraved in Boston, probably by James Turner. ...
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  A catalogue of choice and valuable books, consisting of near 600 volumes, in most faculties and sciences, viz. divinity, history, law, mathematics, philosophy, physic, poetry, &c. Which will begin to be sold for ready money, only, by Benj. Franklin, at the Post-Office in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the 11th of April 1744. at nine a clock in the morning ...
  Date of publication:
  1744
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  (Evans-TCP ; no. N04364) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 5396) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 5396)
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  Reflections on courtship and marriage: in two letters to a friend. Wherein a practicable plan is laid down for obtaining and securing conjugal felicity.
  Date of publication:
  1746
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. and Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Letter to a very young lady on her marriage.
  Description:
  "The ascription of authorship of the first two letters to B[enjamin] F[ranklin] made by Hildeburn on faulty grounds and by Sabin on unknown evidence is rejected by Franklin's most recent editors."--Miller. "A letter to a ...
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  Plain truth: or, Serious considerations on the present state of the city of Philadelphia, and province of Pennsylvania. By a tradesman of Philadelphia. ; [Sixteen lines in Latin]
  Date of publication:
  1747
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  Attributed to Benjamin Franklin by Miller, who identifies Franklin as the printer. With a relief cut of Hercules and the wagoner on verso of title page.
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  Proposals relating to the education of youth in Pensilvania.
  Date of publication:
  1749
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  Proposing the establishment of an academy in Philadelphia. The proposed school was established as the Charity School, but before any classes were held was rechartered in 1751 as the Academy and Charitable School of ...
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  Idea of the English school, sketch'd out for the consideration of the trustees of the Philadelphia Academy.
  Date of publication:
  1751
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  Outlining a six-year course of instruction in English. Caption title. Signed on p. 8: B.F. "Franklin drew up this plan for an English school late in 1750 and probably first distributed it in printed form early in 1751 among ...
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  Some account of the Pennsylvania Hospital; from its first rise, to the beginning of the fifth month, called May, 1754.
  Date of publication:
  1754
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  Attributed to Benjamin Franklin in: Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 1889. Errata statement, p. 38. List of contributors to the hospital, p. 39-40.
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