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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 3 [of 3]
Benjamin Franklin
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Union was Franklin's idea before it was a country's: volume three collects his papers on American subjects, including the Albany Plan's reasons and motives, written before the revolutionary troubles began. Statecraft, colonial argument, and political foresight from the busiest mind in America. The set concludes with history in the making.
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- 1THE COMPLETE WORKS, IN PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, AND MORALS, OF THE LATE DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
- 2CONTENTS.
- 3ERRATA.
- 4PAPERS ON AMERICAN SUBJECTS BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONARY TROUBLES.
- 5Albany Papers: Containing, I. Reasons and Motives on which the Plan of Union for the Colonies was formed;—II. Reasons against partial Unions;—III. And the Plan of Union drawn by B. F. and unanimously agreed to by the Commissioners from New Hampshire, Massachusett's Bay, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, and Pensylvania[1], met in Congress at Albany, in July 1754, to consider of the best Means of defending the King's Dominions in America, c. a War being then apprehended; with the Reasons or Motives for each Article of the Plan.
- 6FOOTNOTES:
- 7Albany Papers continued. I. Letter to Governor Shirley, concerning the Imposition of direct Taxes upon the Colonies, without their Consent.[10]
- 8FOOTNOTE:
- 9II. Letter to the same; concerning direct Taxes in the Colonies imposed without Consent, indirect Taxes, and the Albany Plan of Union.
- 10III. Letter to the same, on the Subject of uniting the Colonies more intimately with Great Britain, by allowing them Representatives in Parliament.
- 11Plan for settling two Western Colonies in North America, with Reasons for the Plan, 1754[11].
- 12FOOTNOTES:
- 13Report of the Committee of Aggrievances of the Assembly of Pensylvania, dated Feb. 22, 1757.[14]
- 14FOOTNOTES:
- 15An historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pensylvania, from its Origin; so far as regards the several Points of Controversy which have, from Time to Time, arisen between the several Governors of that Province, and their several Assemblies. Founded on authentic Documents.
- 16FOOTNOTE:
- 17The Interest of Great Britain considered, with Regard to her Colonies, and the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe.[17]
- 18FOOTNOTES:
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