CONTENTS Pa 2 I.—PLAN FOR SETTLING Two WESTERN CoLO- NIES IN NORTH AMERICA, WITH REASONS FOR THE PLAN . : II.—THE INTEREST OF GREAT BrIiTAIN CON- SIDERED WITH REGARD TO HER COLONIES AND THE ACQUISITION OF CANADA AND GUADALOUPE 3 III.—LETTER CONCERNING THE GRATITUDE OF AMERICA . 70 IV.—TeE EXAMINATION OF DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN THE BriTisH HOUSE OF CoMMONS . 76 V.—PROTECTIVE DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND HOW THEY WORK. : vo a125 VI.—TRADE WITH ENGLAND . 126 VII.—CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN DISCONTENTS BEFORE 1768 R127 VIII.—PositioNs TO BE EXAMINED, CONCERNING NATtioNAL WEALTH gE IX.—To M. DuBOURG . 145 X.—PLAN FOR BENEFITING DISTANT UNPRO- VIDED COUNTRIES . 147 XI.—To JosepH GALLOWAY =A IF 152 ix