. Benjamin Franklin: his autobiography : with a narrative of his public life and services. when I called to take my leave andreceive the letters, his secretary, Dr. Baird, cameout to me and said the governor was extremely busyin writing, but would be down at Newcastle beforethe ship, and then the letters would be delivered tome. Ralph, though married, and having one child, haddetermined to accompany me in this voyage. Itwas thought he intended to estabhsh a correspond-ence, and obtain goods to sell on commission ; but Ifound after, that, having some cause of discontentwith his wifes relations,
. Benjamin Franklin: his autobiography : with a narrative of his public life and services. when I called to take my leave andreceive the letters, his secretary, Dr. Baird, cameout to me and said the governor was extremely busyin writing, but would be down at Newcastle beforethe ship, and then the letters would be delivered tome. Ralph, though married, and having one child, haddetermined to accompany me in this voyage. Itwas thought he intended to estabhsh a correspond-ence, and obtain goods to sell on commission ; but Ifound after, that, having some cause of discontentwith his wifes relations, he proposed to leave heron their hands, and never to return to taken leave of my friends, and exchangedpromises with Miss Read, I quitted Philadelphia inthe ship, which anchored at Newcastle. The gov-ernor was there; but when I went to his lodsins:,his secretary came to me from him with expressionsof the greatest regret that he could not then see me,being engaged in business of the utmost importance,but that he would send the letters to me on board, 68 LIFE OF wishing me heartily a good voyage and a speedy re-turn, &c. I returned on board a httle puzzled, butstill not doubting. Mr. Andrew Hamilton, a celebrated lawyer ofPhiladelphia, had taken passage in the same shiplor himself and son, with Mr. Denham, a Quakermerchant, and Messrs. Oniam and Russel, mastersof an iron work in Maryland, who had engaged thegreat cabin ; so that Ralph and I were forced to takeup with a berth in the steerage, and none on boardknowing us, were considered as ordinary Mr. Hamilton and his son (it was James, sincegovernor) returned from Newcastle to Philadelphia,the father being recalled by a great fee to plead fora seized ship; and, just before we sailed, Colonel LIFE OF FRANKLIN. 69 French coming on board, and showing me great re-spect, I was more taken notice of, and, with myfriend Ralph, invited by the other gentlemen tocome into the cabin, there being now ro
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