LIST OF THE PLATES PLATE V. Water-Spouts facing page 16 PLATE VI. Maritime Observations 163 PLATE VII. A Chart of the Gulph Stream 197 PLATE VIII. Pensylvania Fire-Place 235 PLATE VIII*. Profile of the Pensylvania Chimnie 238 PLATE IX. Remedies for Smoky Chimnies 269 PLATE X. Stove for Burning Pit-Coal 297 PLATE XI. A Magic Square of Squares 327 PLATE XII. A Magic Circle of Circles 328 THE COMPLETE WORKS OF THE LATE DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Now First Collected And Arranged: With Memoirs Of His Early Life, Written By Himself. IN THREE VOLUMES VOL. III. (of III) CONTENTS PAPERS ON AMERICAN SUBJECTS BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONARY TROUBLES. Page. Albany papers; containing, I. reasons and motives on which the plan of union for the colonies was formed;�II. reasons against partial unions;�III. and the plan of union drawn by B. F. and unanimously agreed to by the commissioners from New Hampshire, Massachusett's Bay, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, and Pensylvania, met in congress at Albany, in July 1754, to consider of the best means of defending the king's dominions in America, &c. a war being then apprehended; with the reasons or motives for each article of the plan 3 Albany papers continued. I. letter to Governor Shirley, concerning the imposition of direct taxes upon the colonies, without their consent 30 II. Letter to the same; concerning direct taxes in the colonies imposed without consent, indirect taxes, and the Albany plan of union 31 III. Letter to the same, on the subject of uniting the colonies more intimately with Great Britain, by allowing them representatives in parliament 37 Plan for settling two Western colonies in North America, with reasons for the plan, 1754 41 Report of the committee of aggrievances of the assembly of Pensylvania, dated Feb. 22, 1757 50 An historical review of the constitution and government of Pensylvania, from its origin; so far as regards the several points of controversy [iv]which have, from time to time, arisen between the several governors of that province, and their several assemblies. Founded on authentic documents 59 The interest of Great Britain considered, with regard to her colonies, and the acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe 89 Remarks and facts relative to the American paper-money 144 To the freemen of Pensylvania, on the subject of a particular militia-bill, rejected by the proprietor's deputy or governor 157 Preface by a member of the Pensylvanian assembly (Dr. Franklin) to the speech of Joseph Galloway, Esq. one of the members for Philadelphia county; in answer to the speech of John Dickinson, Esq. delivered in the house of the assembly of the province of Pensylvania, May 24, 1764, on occasion of a petition drawn up by order, and then under the consideration of the house, praying his majesty for a royal, in lieu of a proprietary government 163 Remarks on a late protest against the appointment of Mr. Franklin as agent for this province (of Pensylvania) 203