187

Morals of Chess
A Tale

192

193

194

201
204

An Arabian Tale
Dialogue between Franklin and the Gout
To Madame Helvetius, at Auteuil
To Madame Helvetius
An Humble Petition, presented to Madame Helvetius

by her Cats
To the Abbé de la Roche, at Auteuil
To the Abbé Morellet
An Economical Project
The Craven-Street Gazette
A Letter from China

214
222

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225

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227

233

241

ESSAYS ON GENERAL POLITICS, COMMERCE,

AND POLITICAL ECONOMY.

253

278
282

285

311

A Modest Inquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a

Paper Currency
On Government.

No. I..

No. II.
On Freedom of Speech and the Press
Observations concerning the Increase of Mankind and

the Peopling of Countries
Remarks on some of the Foregoing Observations, showing

particularly the Effects which Manners have on

Population
Remarks on Judge Foster's Argument in Favor of the

Right of Inipressing Seamen
Remarks and Facts relative to the American Paper

Money
On the Price of Corn, and Management of the Poor
On Smuggling, and its Various Species

321

331

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Note respecting Trade and Manufactures

366
On the Laboring Poor

367
Some good Whig Principles

372
Positions to be examined, concerning National Wealth . 373
Plan for Benefiting distant unprovided Countries. 377
Concerning the Provision made in China against Famine 381
Principles of Trade

383
Reflections on Coin in general, being an Appendix to
the above Essay

409
Notions concerning Trade and Merchants

418
A Thought concerning the Sugar Islands

419
On the Paper Money of the United States of America . 421
Comparison of Great Britain and the United States, in

Regard to the Basis of Credit in the two Countries 426
Reflections on the Augmentation of Wages, which will

be occasioned in Europe by the American
Revolution

435
On Luxury, Idleness, and Industry

448
Remarks concerning the Savages of North America. 453
The Internal State of America ; being a true Description

of the Interest and Policy of that vast Continent 461
Information to those who would remove to America 467
On the Criminal Laws and the Practice of Privateering 478
Observations on War

487
On the Elective Franchises, enjoyed by the small
Boroughs in England

489
Sir Charles Wyvill's Answer to the foregoing Paper 492
Militia preferable to Regular Troops

494
On sending Felons to America

495
The Retort Courteous

498
An Account of the Supremest Court of Judicature in

Pennsylvania, viz. The Court of the Press 508
Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks 513
An Address to the Public ; from the Pennsylvania

Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery,

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and the Relief of Free Negroes unlawfully held in

Bondage
On the Slave-Trade

515

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517

SUPPLEMENT.

A Lecture on the Providence of God in the Government
of the World

525
Letter from Anthony Afterwit.

532
Letter from Celia Single

536
On Scandal

539
A Case of Casuistry

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ESSAYS

ON

MORAL SUBJECTS

AND

THE ECONOMY OF LIFE.