rency._

_1732. to 1757. Prefaces to Poor Richard's Almanac._

Among these are _Hints for those that would be Rich_, 1737;
and _Plan for saving one hundred thousand pounds to New
Jersey, 1756_.

1_743. A Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge Among the
British Plantations in America._

"This paper appears to contain the first suggestion, in
any public form, for an _American Philosophical Society_."
Sparks.

_1744. An Account of the New Invented Pennsylvania Fire-Places._

_1749. Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania._

Contains the plan for the school which later became the
University of Pennsylvania.

_1752. Electrical Kite._

A description of the famous kite experiment, first written in
a letter to Peter Collinson, dated Oct. 19, 1752, which was
published later in the same year in _The Gentleman's Magazine_.

_1754. Plan of Union._

A plan for the union of the colonies presented to the
colonial convention at Albany.

_1755. A Dialogue Between X, Y and Z._

An appeal to enlist in the provincial army for the defense
of Pennsylvania.

_1758. Father Abraham's Speech._

Published as a preface to Poor Richard's Almanac and
gathering into one writing the maxims of Poor Richard,
which had already appeared in previous numbers of the
Almanac. _The Speech_ was afterwards published in pamphlet
form as the _Way to Wealth_.

_1760. Of the Means of disposing the Enemy to Peace._

A satirical plea for the prosecution of the war against
France.

_1760. The Interest of Great Britain Considered, with regard to her
Colonies, and the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe._

_1764. Cool Thoughts on the Present Situation of our Public Affairs._

A pamphlet favoring a Royal Government for Pennsylvania
in exchange for that of the Proprietors.

_1766. The Examination of Doctor Benjamin Franklin, etc., in The
British House of Commons, Relative to The Repeal of The
American Stamp Act._

_1773. Rules by which A Great Empire May Be Reduced to a
Small One._

Some twenty satirical rules embodying the line of conduct
England was pursuing with America.

_1773. An Edict of The King of Prussia._

A satire in which the King of Prussia was made to treat
England as England was treating America because England
was originally settled by Germans.

_1777. Comparison of Great Britain and the United States in Regard
to the Basis of Credit in The Two Countries._

One of several similar pamphlets wri