Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2]

PART I.

_To William Franklin, Esq., Governor of New-Jersey_

Twyford, at the Bishop of St. Asaph's,[1] 1771.

DEAR SON,--I have ever had a pleasure in obtaining any little anecdotes of my ancestors. You may remember the inquiries I made among the remains of my relations when you were with me in England, and the journey I undertook for that purpose. Imagining it may be...