Originally published in France in 1791. Ben's grandson, William Temple Franklin, went to London to arrange for the publishing of papers left him by his grandfather, arriving just in time to halt the issuance in English of two translations of the French edition of the "Autobiography" that had been published by Buisson in 1791. On his positive assurance that he would soon bring out a complete edition of his grandfather's works, the publication was delayed two years. In 1793, they both appeared, the one bearing the imprint of J. Parsons and other, edited by Richard Price, bearing the imprint of G.C. and J. Robinson. William Temple Franklin didn't publish his volume until 1817. Howes F323.