-126;
other characteristics, 19, 20, 21, 33, 36, 171, 172, 218;
reputation in Europe, 75, 111, 144, 235, 398, 401, 419.
_Political Opinions._ On colonial union, 44, 208;
on parliamentary supremacy, 46, 47, 196;
on colonial representation in Parliament, 49, 128;
on relation of colonies to England, 66, 124-126;
on external and internal taxation, 130, 131;
on free ships and free goods, 207;
on colonial system, 48, 197;
on paper money, 13, 355;
on export duties, 277;
on non-importation, 173, 174;
on proprietary government, 92, 93;
in constitutional convention, favors unpaid presidency, 408;
favors representation proportional to population, 212, 409;
suggests compromise, 410;
favors wide suffrage, 410;
brief naturalization period, 410;
president for seven years,
ineligible for reelection, and liable to impeachment, 410;
on French Revolution, 415;
on slavery, 415, 416;
a believer in democracy, 408, 421;
but from faith in mankind, not mere theory, 421, 424.

Franklin, Mrs. Deborah, 6;
engaged to Franklin, 14;
previous matrimonial experiences, 15;
marries Franklin, 15;
receives Franklin's illegitimate son, 16;
dread of crossing the Atlantic, 76, 78;
in danger during Stamp Act riots, 109;
Franklin's present of a gown to, 134;
death, 203.

Franklin, James, takes his brother Benjamin Franklin as apprentice, 4;
unfriendly relations, 5.

Franklin, Josiah, emigrates to Boston, 2;
his family, 2, 3;
father of Benjamin Franklin, 3;
devotes him to the church, 3;
suggests that he become a printer, 4;
refuses to aid him in Philadelphia, 7.

Franklin, Sarah, offer of marriage, 76;
leaves Philadelphia to escape Stamp Act riots, 109;
marriage to Richard Bache, 203.

Franklin, Temple, assists his grandfather in Paris, 273, 343, 347;
neglected by Congress, 417.

Franklin, William, birth, 16;
refuses to marry Mary Stevenson, 76;
appointed governor of New Jersey, 85;
becomes a Tory and alienated from his father, 85;
partial reconciliation, 85, 401.

"Free Ships and Free Goods," doctrine upheld by Franklin, 287.

"French and Indian War," 49-58;
conflict inevitable, 44, 50;
inequality of combatants, 50;
Braddock's expedition, 51-55;
outcome of war, 78.

French Revolution, applauded by Franklin, 415.

Gadsden, Christopher, 107, 111.

Galloway, Joseph, speech against Pennsylvania Proprietors, 94;
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