Franklin’s first published essays were printed under a pseudonym—Silence Dogood. Franklin, who had only two years of formal education, largely taught himself through reading and on the job. At age 12, ...

The Franklin Court Printing Office in Philadelphia highlights Benjamin Franklin’s early career. Benjamin Franklin was a boy of just 12 when his father steered him into an apprenticeship with his older ...

VOL. 92, No. 2 of the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (1948) is devoted to studies of historical documents in the library of the Society at Philadelphia. Chief among these is a paper ...

THE PAPERS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, VOL. I (400 pp.)—Edited by Leonard W. Labaree—Yale University ($7.50). Benjamin Franklin, printer, philosopher, scientist, author, patriot and first citizen of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Postal Service issued the 39-cent ...

From Benjamin Franklin’s “Apology for Printers” in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1731: Printers are educated in the Belief that when Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage ...