. The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. ut he neverfulfilled his promise. The Governor, seeming to like my company, hadme frequently at his house; and his setting me upwas always mentioned as a fixed thing. I was to takewith me letters recommendatory to a number of hisfriends, besides the letter of credit to furnish me withthe necessary money for purchasing the press, types,paper, &c. For these letters I was appointed to callat different* times, when they were to be ready; buta future time was still named. Thus we went on tillthe ship—whose departure, too, had been severaltimes postponed—was
. The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. ut he neverfulfilled his promise. The Governor, seeming to like my company, hadme frequently at his house; and his setting me upwas always mentioned as a fixed thing. I was to takewith me letters recommendatory to a number of hisfriends, besides the letter of credit to furnish me withthe necessary money for purchasing the press, types,paper, &c. For these letters I was appointed to callat different* times, when they were to be ready; buta future time was still named. Thus we went on tillthe ship—whose departure, too, had been severaltimes postponed—was on the point of sailing. Then, during the reign of William the Third, in two foliovolumes. Alluding to this work, Fox pronounces theauthor a historian of great acuteness, as well as diligence,but who falls sometimes into the common error of judging,by the event. Ralph produced also many political pam-phlets, and was employed by the ministry at different timesto promote their aims wuth his pen. For these services hewas Benjdiiun Franklin i HEARS HIS FIRST ESSAY READ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 81 when I called to take my leave and receive the letters,his secretary, Dr. Baird, came out to me and said theGovernor was extremely busy in writing, but wouldbe down at Newcastle before the ship, and then theletters would be delivered to me. Ealph, though married, and having one child, haddetermined to accompany me in this voyage. It wasthought he intended to establish a correspondence,and obtain goods to sell on commission; but I foundafter, that having some cause of discontent with hiswifes relations, he proposed to leave her on theirhands, and never to return to America. Havingtaken leave of my friends, and exchanged promiseswith Miss Read, I quitted Philadelphia in the ship,which anchored at Newcastle. The Governor wasthere; but when I went to his lodging, his secretarycame to me from him with expressions of the greatestregret that he could not then see me, being engagedin bus
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