When he left, he became a cutler, and soon after at age twelve he went to work for his half-brother James. While working with James he learned the printing trade and spent most of spare time trying to advance his education. ... When he was fifteen he delivered newspapers for his brother James's newspaper and he wrote articles for it at night. ... Franklin had a disagreement with James because of this matter and he therefore left his brother James's business. ... He had soon married and had 3 children, Francis, Sarah, and William. ...

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Jefferson would then continue his education studying at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1760 to 1763. ... This continued for 2 years till Franklin was sent to apprentice in his brother James's print shop. ... However James would not print any of Benjamin's letters. ... Once James found out who the real Mrs. ... At which time he was sent to London under the sponsorship of Pennsylvania Governor William Keith. ...

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At 12, he was sent to his Brother James' print shop to work there. James frequently beat and was harsh towards Ben. ... In Philadelphia, Governor William Keith encouraged Ben to set up his own print shop. ... They took in a son "William" out of wedlock. ... Franklin's son, William, was a loyalist and was imprisoned; on Franklin's behalf of being a Patriot he decided to not get involved. ...

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Benjamin Franklin Ben Franklin was one of those people you can admire, he did just about everything.Ben was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America.He signed the declaration of independence, invented many things we use today, established the first library and countless other things I cannot begin to list.Ben was born in boston Massachusettes in 1706.In his early life he began an apprenticeship at his brother James" printing shop.At age 17 ben left to Philidelphia but he soon left again, this time all the way to London to study printing.After spending 2 y...

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His brother, James, admired the articles and printed many, but stopped when he found out his brother was writing them. 1723 - Settled in Philadelphia after a disagreement with his brother; employed in Samuel Keimer's print shop 3. ... Franklin-due to some mistakes-had been seeing other women before his marriage and had a boy William, though nobody ever knew whom his mother was. ... Due to the debate groups (Junto) need for books he started the Library Company of Philadelphia. 1732 - Began publication of Poor Richard's Almanac 1736-51 - Served as clerk of the Pennsylvania Assem...

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But he did not like candle making, so two years later, he helped his brother James, as a printer. ... He became friends with the governor of Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, and at Keith's suggestion, Franklin decided to go into business for himself. ...

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Franklin's fondness for books, he decided to sign indentures with his elder brother James, who in 1717 had returned to Boston from London with a printing press. ... After some time at that, the provincial governor, Sir William Keith urged him to a business for himself and sent him back to Boston with a letter to his father. ... By this time a strong sexual drive, "that hard-to-be governed Passion of Youth" (Farrand, p. 178), as Franklin described it, was sending him to "low Women," and in the winter of 1730-31 he had a son, William, whose mother has never been identified. ... Willia...

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Franklin's fondness for books, he decided to sign indentures with his elder brother James, who in 1717 had returned to Boston from London with a printing press. ... After some time at that, the provincial governor, Sir William Keith urged him to a business for himself and sent him back to Boston with a letter to his father. ... By this time a strong sexual drive, "that hard-to-be governed Passion of Youth" (Farrand, p. 178), as Franklin described it, was sending him to "low Women," and in the winter of 1730-31 he had a son, William, whose mother has never been identified. ... Willia...

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