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1. Witch trial at Mount Holly. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and Witch trial at Mount Holly. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and introduction, by Albert Henry Smyth. New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1905-07. Trials (Witchcraft)
Witches -- New Jersey.
Warlocks -- New Jersey. 		Benjamin Franklin writes a news item in the Pennsylvania Gazette of 22 October 1730 which details the trial by ordeal of a man and woman accused of witchcraft in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Each of the accused...
2. Scenes from the life of Benjamin Franklin / by Louis A. Holman ; reproductions of paintings by Charles Scenes from the life of Benjamin Franklin / by Louis A. Holman ; reproductions of paintings by Charles B. Mills in the Franklin Union, Boston. Boston : Small, Maynard & Company, 1916. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Biographical sketches of Benjamin Franklin at various ages and stages in life. Includes Franklin as a boy, a printer, builder of forts, librarian, editor, scientist, patriot abroad and at home, diplomat...
3. Report on lightning conductors for the powder magazines at Purfleet, to the president and council of Report on lightning conductors for the powder magazines at Purfleet, to the president and council of the Royal Society. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Lightning rods.
Powder magazines -- Great Britain. 		Benjamin Franklin -- with fellow committee members H. Cavendish, William Watson, and J. Robertson -- reports on the construction and arrangement of the British powder magazine at Purfleet, and then describes...
4. Report of the Committee on Aggrievances of the Assembly of Pennsylvania. From: The complete works of Report of the Committee on Aggrievances of the Assembly of Pennsylvania. From: The complete works of Benjamin Franklin; including his private as well as his official and scientific correspondence, and numerous letters and documents now for the first time printed, with many others not included in any former collection, also, the unmutilated and correct version of his autobiography. Comp. and ed. by John Bigelow. New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons, 1887-88. Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 The committee address the king of England with a list of five grievances against the proprietors of the colony of Pennsylvania, and then list several general "hardships the people of this province have...
5. Rare Book Room Construction Photographs Rare Book Room Construction Photographs State Library of Pennsylvania; Assembly Collection (State Library of Pennsylvania) A series of 20 photographs taken in December 2005 that show the state of construction in the new Rare Books and Special Collections area at the State Library of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA. (Please note:...
6. Queries on electricity from Dr. Ingerhausz with answers by Dr. Franklin. From: Memoirs of the life and Queries on electricity from Dr. Ingerhausz with answers by Dr. Franklin. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Electricity -- Early works to 1800.
Electricity -- Experiments -- History -- 18th century.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Knowledge -- Physics.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Correspondence. 		Benjamin Franklin gives answers to four questions about the nature and effects of electricity.
7. Queries from Mr. Strahan and Dr. Franklin's answer. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Queries from Mr. Strahan and Dr. Franklin's answer. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin... / written by himself to a late period, and continued to the time of his death, by his grandson, William Temple Franklin : comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin, and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. 3rd ed. London : H. Colburn, 1818. Great Britain. -- Stamp Act (1765)
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 		Benjamin Franklin answers a series of questions put to him by his English friend, the printer William Strahan. The central focus is how to far the British will have to go to restore civil tranquility in...
8. Protection of towns from fire. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life Protection of towns from fire. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and introduction, by Albert Henry Smyth. New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1905-07. Fire prevention.
Fire extinction. 		Benjamin Franklin writes in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 4 February 1734/5, about various fire prevention and fire-fighting concepts. He describes how care should be taken in carrying coals from one room...
9. Proposals relating to the education of youth in Pensilvania. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; Proposals relating to the education of youth in Pensilvania. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and introduction, by Albert Henry Smyth. New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1905-07. Schools -- Pennsylvania.
Education -- Philosophy. 		Benjamin Franklin writes about his theories and philosophy of education in a practical way, that is, by outlining a plan to remedy the "Misfortune to the Youth of this Province, that we have no Academy,...
10. Preparatory notes and hints for writing a paper concerning what is called catching a cold. From: Memoirs Preparatory notes and hints for writing a paper concerning what is called catching a cold. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Cold (Disease). Benjamin Franklin writes a series of notes defining a common cold and its physiology, and then describing his understanding of the various ways people can and cannot catch colds. He is greatly concerned...
11. Plan for settling two western colonies in North America, with reasons for the plan. From: Memoirs of Plan for settling two western colonies in North America, with reasons for the plan. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin... / written by himself to a late period, and continued to the time of his death, by his grandson, William Temple Franklin : comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin, and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. 3rd ed. London : H. Colburn, 1818. United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 18th century.
United States -History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America.
Ohio River Valley -- Emigration and immigration -- Early works to 1800.
Ohio -- Colonization. 		Benjamin Franklin wrote these proposals for settling English colonies west of the Appalachian Mountains in hopes of creating a space for the enlargement of the English population in America, and in order...
12. Physical and meteorological conjectures, observations and suppositions, 1756. From: Memoirs of the life Physical and meteorological conjectures, observations and suppositions, 1756. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Meteorology.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Knowledge -- Physics. 		Benjamin Franklin collects various notes on matters of interest to him, dealing especially with matters of warm and cool air, moisture content in the atmosphere, wind, and other weather conditions.
13. On thermometers, 13 September 1786. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / On thermometers, 13 September 1786. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Thermometers. Benjamin Franklin writes about two different thermometers he had obtained from Europe. One used a temperature scale devised by Reaumur and the other by Farenheit. The first was popular in France and had...
14. On the Gulph Stream ; remarks on the navigation from Newfoundland to New York, in order to avoid the On the Gulph Stream ; remarks on the navigation from Newfoundland to New York, in order to avoid the Gulph Stream on one hand, and on the other the shoals that lie to the southward of Nantucket and of St. George's Banks. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Gulf Stream.
Ocean temperature.
Nautical charts--Gulf Stream--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--North Atlantic Ocean--Early works to 1800.
Gulf Stream--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800.
North Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Poupard, James. 		Benjamin Franklin gives directions for sailing westward in the North Atlantic in a way that avoids the eastward flow of the Gulf Stream in order to speed one's journey. This report includes a map of the...
15. Narrative of the late massacres, in Lancaster County, of a number of Indians, friends of this province, 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. Paxton boys.
Conestoga Indians.
Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 		Benjamin Franklin decries the recent massacre by the self-styled Paxton Boys of peaceful Native Americans belonging to the Conestoga tribe in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and the subsequent murder by...
16. Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, 5 December 1753 : correspondence regarding continuing Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, 5 December 1753 : correspondence regarding continuing efforts to secure peace with Native Americans in western Pennsylvania Indians of North America.
Peace treaties.
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763. 		Consists of copies of correspondence read before the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania in the continuing matter of securing treaties with Indians in western Pennsylvania on the eve of the French and Indian...
17. Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, 15 November 1753 : correspondence related to treaty Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, 15 November 1753 : correspondence related to treaty negotiations between the colony of Pennsylvania and Native Americans of western Pennsylvania. United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Indians of North America.
Peace treaties.
Hamilton, James, 1710-1783.
Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770.
Glen, James, 1701-1777.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. 		Consists primarily of correspondence connected with the treaty negotiations carried out by Benjamin Franklin, Richard Peters, and Isaac Norris with Native American tribes of western Pennsylvania. Begins...
18. Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, 14 November 1753 : Reports on meetings at Carlisle, Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, 14 November 1753 : Reports on meetings at Carlisle, Pennsylvania between Native American deputies of the Six Nations, Delawares, Shawonese, Twightwees, and Owendats, and the three commissioners Richard Peters, Isaac Norris, and Benjamin Franklin. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763
Indians of North America.
Indian wars -- Pennsylvania.
Peace treaties. 		Consists of reports on peace negotiations between commissioners from the colonial government of Pennsylvania and representatives of several Indian tribes from western Pennsylvania in early October 1753...
19. Meteorological imaginations and conjectures, May 1784. Meteorological imaginations and conjectures, May 1784. Meteorology -- Early works to 1800.
Hail.
Climatology. 		Benjamin Franklin writes about a number of subjects in the field of meteorology, including the nature of hail, and the effect of temperature and fog on other aspects of weather.
20. Meditation on a quart mugg. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and Meditation on a quart mugg. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and introduction, by Albert Henry Smyth. New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1905-07. Mugs -- Humor.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Humor. 		Benjamin Franklin, in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 19 July 1733, writes a humorous essay addressed to a quart-sized drinking mug. Franklin begins "I commiserate thy Misfortunes, thy Griefs fill me with Compassion,...
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