I. Introduction: Franklin's Accounts through 1747
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2006-04
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This volume attempts to gather together Franklin’s surviving accounts before 1748. On 1 January 1748, he entered into partnership with David Hall and retired as a printer, though he remained to some degree active as a publisher. Therefore, the beginning of 1748 is a logical break in his accounts. Further, as we shall see, the three early major account books go through 1747. The accounts are sporadic before 1730, when the first account book begins to list all the cash purchases.