tion of his grandfather’s works. In a letter dated from Philadelphia November 27, 1790, Jefferson wrote: “ . . . I am in hopes you will continue in the mind of publishing D ^r. Franklin’s works in 8 ^vo. otherwise I think you will find fewer purchasers, till the Irish printers by a cheaper edition intercept the wishes of those who like books of a handy size. I am sure your delicacy needs no hint from me against the publication of such letters or papers from D ^r. Franklin as Min. Plen. of the U. S. as might not yet be proper to put into the possession of every body . . . P. S. I inclose herewith and deliver to m ( ^~ r) Bache the M. S. of negotiations put into my hands by D ^r. Franklin. ”

For the separate works by Benjamin Franklin in this catalogue, and for other references to him, see the Index.

The first volume of this edition, which contains the Autobiography of Franklin, was not published until 1818. In sending his bill on August 17, 1813, Pleasants added: “the 1 ^st. vol. cong ^g. his Life, not yet published.”