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  Evans-TCP (Phase 1)
  
  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. ; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  "A short account of the library."--p. [56]. Probably written by Benjamin Franklin. Cf. Winans.
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  Evans-TCP (Phase 1)
  
  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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  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 narrative of the late massacres, in Lancaster County, of a number of Indians, friends of this province, by persons unknown. With some observations on the same.
  Date of publication:
  1764
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  Generally attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Ascribed to the press of Franklin and Hall by Miller on the basis of the typeface used. Evans, Hildeburn, and P.L. Ford suggest Anthony Armbruster as printer. Sabin says "Written ...
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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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  Advice to a young tradesman. Written by an old one.
  Date of publication:
  1762
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  Caption title, followed by imprint. Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription. Attributed to Benjamin Franklin by Evans. Printer's name and date of publication supplied by Evans. See also The ...
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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. ; 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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  Cool thoughts on the present situation of our public affairs. In a letter to a friend in the country.
  Date of publication:
  1764
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  Attributed to Benjamin Franklin by Evans. First published as a supplement to the Pennsylvania journal, Apr. 26, 1764.
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  Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the publick by Poor Richard, (a famous conjurer and almanack-maker) in answer to the following questions, Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to do?
  Date of publication:
  1767
  

  Author(s):

  Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  A collection of the sayings of Poor Richard, presented in the form of a speech, and variously known as Father Abraham's speech, The way to wealth, and La science du Bonhomme Richard. First published as the introduction to ...
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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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