[Article] Early and private life of Benjamin Franklin Adjust Share By Jacob Abbott, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags Benjamin Franklin Biography Colonial period, ca1600-1775 History Statesmen United States More from Jacob Abbott The electric kitchen–1896 The siren of science; or, the mode of numbering sonorous vibrations The stricken heart. A romance of the Andes Adjust Share Close < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > January 1852 < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > Table of Contents Close