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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. 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
CIATION, INC. [Illustration: ENGRAVED BY WILLIAM O. GELLER, OF LONDON. FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY BARON JOLLY, OF BRUXELLES FRANKLIN AT THE COURT OF FRANCE, 1778--SEATED FIGURES ARE LOUIS XVI AND MARIE ANTOINETTE] _BENJAMIN FRANKLIN_ _As Printer_ SIX “Benjamin Franklin, printer,” was Franklin’s favorite way of describing himself. He was, indeed, a printer all his life. When only twelve, he became apprentice to his half-brother, James, but quarreled with him and ran away, finally reaching Philadelphia. Here he obtained employment and the patronage of Sir William Keith, Governor of Pennsylvania and Delaware, who gave him 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. ORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY MICHAEL HALL VE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BUSHNELL HART SECTION SEVEN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AS PRINTER BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PRINTER WAS FRANKLIN'S FAVORITE WAY OF DESCRIBING HIMSELF HE WAS INDEED A PRINTER ALL HIS LIFE WHEN ONLY TWELVE HE BECAME APPRENTICE TO HIS HALF BROTHER JAMES BUT QUARRELLED WITH HIM AND RAN AWAY FINALLY REACHING PHILADELPHIA HERE HE OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT AND THE PATRONAGE OF SIR WILLIAM KEITH GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE WHO GAVE HIM 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
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