Works
- Works of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting of his life, written by himself (1793)
- The posthumous and other writings of Benjamin Franklin (1819) (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2)
- The works of Benjamin Franklin (1836) (editor Jared Sparks) (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Letters
- Extract of a Letter concerning Electricity, from Mr. B. Franklin to Mons. Delibard (1755)
- Letter on a Manuscript against the Doctrine of a Particular Providence (1757)
- Brave Men at Fires (1 December 1773)
- Franklin to an Engraver in Paris (24 June 1778)
- Franklin to John Wright (4 November 1789)
- Franklin to David Hartley (4 December 1789)
- Franklin to Abbé Jean-Louis Giraud Soulavie: Account of a Conversation with Benjamin Franklin on 12 August 1782 (22 September 1782)
- Franklin to Benjamin Webb (22 April 1784)
- An Address to the Public, (1789)
- A Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks (1789)
- Petition from the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery (1790)
Speeches
Published works
- A Modest Enquiry into the Nature and Necessity of Paper Currency (1729)
- Apology for Printers (1731)
- An Almanack-writer: An Essay Upon the Talents Requisite in an Almanack-writer, 1737 (external scan)
- Variant Accounts of a Battle (1734)
- Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pensilvania (1749)
- Experiments and Observations on Electricity (1751) (external scan)
- Some account of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 1754 (external scan)
- Continuation of the account of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 1761 (external scan)
- Observations on the late and present conduct of the French, with regard to their encroachments upon the British colonies in North America: together with remarks on the importance of these colonies to Great-Britain. With William Clarke, M.D., fl. 1755; (1755) (external scan)
- The way to wealth; or, Poor Richard improved, 1758 1795 ed Undated copy
- A true and impartial state of the province of Pennsylvania. 1759 (external scan)
- An historical review of the constitution and government of Pennsylvania, 1759 (external scan)
- The interest of Great Britain considered, with regard to her colonies. With Richard Jackson, d. 1787 (1760) (external scan)
- The Parliamentary or constitutional history of England, 1761 (external scan)
- A narrative of the late massacres, in Lancaster County, 1764 (external scan)
- The Examination of Doctor Benjamin Franklin relative to the repeal of the American Stamp Act in MDCCLXVI, 1767 (external scan)
- Political, miscellaneous, and philosophical pieces, 1779 (external scan)
- Observations on Smoky Chimneys, Their Causes and Cure: With Considerations on Fuel and Stoves, 1793 (external scan)
- The private life of the late Benjamin Franklin, 1793 (external scan)
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1771-1790) - published posthumously
- Works of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin, consisting of his life, written by himself… (1793) (transcription project)
Essays
- A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain
- Dialogue Between Franklin and the Gout
- The Ephemera: An Emblem of Human Life
- Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced To A Small One (published 11 September 1773)
- The Whistle
- Information to those who would remove to America (1784)
- The Morals of Chess (1786)
Other
- A Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge among the British Plantations in America (1743)
- A Catalogue of Books (1744)
- A Parable Against Persecution (1755); Another edition (c. 1795-1804)
- Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin
- The Somersett Case and the Slave Trade, (20 June 1772)
Works written as Silence Dogood
- Silence Dogood, No. 1, The New-England Courant, April 2, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 2, The New-England Courant, April 16, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 3, The New-England Courant, April 30, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 4, The New-England Courant, May 14, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 5, The New-England Courant, May 28, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 6, The New-England Courant, June 11, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 7, The New-England Courant, June 25, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 8, The New-England Courant, July 9, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 9, The New-England Courant, July 23, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 10, The New-England Courant, August 13, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 11, The New-England Courant, August 20, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 12, The New-England Courant, September 10, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 13, The New-England Courant, September 24, 1722
- Silence Dogood, No. 14, The New-England Courant, October 8, 1722
Works about Franklin
- The life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. by Richard Price, 1723-1791; Henry Stueber, 1770?-1792 (1796) (external scan)
- "Franklin, Benjamin," in Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, by Joseph Foster, London: Parker and Co. (1888–1892) in 4 vols.
- "Franklin, Benjamin," in A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, (ed.) by George Grove, London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd. (1900)
- "Franklin, Benjamin," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
- "Franklin, Benjamin," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Franklin, Benjamin," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- Carl Schurz, Lecture on Benjamin Franklin, 1884.
- "Benjamin Franklin", a poem by Florence Earle Coates
As Silence Dogood
- Hugo Grimm on Silence Dogood, The New-England Courant, December 3, 1722
Works as publisher
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