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About this time he printed the laws of Delaware. ABOUT THIS TIME HE PRINTED THE LAWS OF DELAWARE
ng to do. Persuaded to try his fortune in London with Keith’s patronage, Franklin set sail with high hopes; but, on arriving, he found that Keith had played him false, and that no letter of credit, as promised, awaited him. After a year and a half of struggle and adventure, he was back in Philadelphia working at his trade. Franklin was now twenty-one. In a short time he started in business with a partner, and the firm of Franklin & Meredith limped along slowly but surely until Franklin became possessed of the leading newspaper in Philadelphia, to which he gave a new title, the _Pennsylvania Gazette_. This he improved in every way, making it the best and most widely read newspaper in the Colonies. By this time (1729) Franklin had a very well-trained pen, and his journalistic writings and published pamphlets had attracted much attention. He now dropped his partner, and, to help out his small income, he opened a shop, where he sold stationery, goose-feathers, soap, liquors, and groceries. THE PUBLIC PRINTING TO DO PERSUADED TO TRY HIS FORTUNE IN LONDON WITH KEITH'S PATRONAGE FRANKLIN SET SAIL WITH HIGH HOPES BUT ON ARRIVING HE FOUND THAT KEITH HAD PLAYED HIM FALSE AND THAT NO LETTER OF CREDIT AS PROMISED AWAITED HIM AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF OF STRUGGLE AND ADVENTURE HE WAS BACK IN PHILADELPHIA WORKING AT HIS TRADE FRANKLIN WAS NOW TWENTY ONE IN A SHORT TIME HE STARTED IN BUSINESS WITH A PARTNER AND THE FIRM OF FRANKLIN AND MEREDITH LIMPED ALONG SLOWLY BUT SURELY UNTIL FRANKLIN BECAME POSSESSED OF THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN PHILADELPHIA TO WHICH HE GAVE A NEW TITLE THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE THIS IMPROVED IN EVERY WAY MAKING IT THE BEST AND MOST WIDELY READ NEWSPAPER IN THE COLONIES BY THIS TIME SEVENTEEN TWENTY NINE FRANKLIN HAD A VERY WELL TRAINED PEN AND HIS JOURNALISTIC WRITINGS AND PUBLISHED PAMPHLETS HAD ATTRACTED MUCH ATTENTION HE NOW DROPPED HIS PARTNER AND TO HELP OUT HIS SMALL INCOME HE OPENED A SHOP WHERE HE SOLD STATIONERY GOOSE FEATHERS SOAP LIQUORS AND GROCERIES
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