| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...better than that of my father, but still had an hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended elect of such an inclination, my father was impatient to...some time, but at last was persuaded, and signed the indentures when I was yet but twelve years old. I was to serve as an apprentice till I was twenty-one... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...letters, to set up his business in Boston. I liked it much better than that of my father, but still had a hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended...apprenticeship till I was twenty-one years of age, only I was to be allowed journeyman's wages during the last year. In a little time I made a great progress... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 668 pages
...letters, to set up his business in Boston. I liked it much better than that of my father, but still had a hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended...apprenticeship till I was twenty-one years of age, only I was to be allowed journeyman's wages during the last year. In a little time I made a great progress... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 688 pages
...letters, to set up his business in Boston. I liked it much better than that of my father, but still had a hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended...years old. I was to serve an apprenticeship till I was twenty -one years of age, only I was to be allowed journeyman's wages during the last year. In a little... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1848 - 676 pages
...letters, to set up his business in Boston. I liked it much better than that of my father, but still had a hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended...apprenticeship till I was twenty-one years of age, only I was to be allowed journeyman's wages during the last year. In a little time I made a great progress... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Almanacs - 1849 - 78 pages
...letters to set up his business in Boston. I liked it much better than that of my father, but still had a hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended...some time, but at last was persuaded, and signed the indentures when I was yet but .twelve years old. I was to serve as an apprentice till I was twenty-one... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...letters, to set up his business in Boston. I liked it much better than that of my father, but still had a hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended...apprenticeship till I was twenty-one years of age, only I was to be allowed journeymen's wages during the last year. In a little time I made a great progress... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...letters, to set up his business in Boston. I liked it much better than that of my father, but still had a hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended...apprenticeship till I was twenty-one years of age, only I was to be allowed journeyman's wages during the last year. In a little time I made a great progress... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1859 - 680 pages
...inclination at length determined my father to make me a printer, though he hod already one son (James) ofthat profession. In 1717 my brother James returned from...some time, but at last was persuaded, and signed the indentures when I was yet but twelve years old. I was to serve as an apprentice till I was twenty -one... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 pages
...letters, to set up his business in Boston. I liked it much better than that of my father, but still had a hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended effect of such an in« clination, my father was impatient to have me bound to my brother. I stood out some time, but... | |
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