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- Franklin writes to his son, William, the governor of New Jersey, from Twyford, England, in
- He is doing research on his ancestors and thinks his son might be interested in anecdotes about his (Franklin's) life, so he decides to put them in writing.
In other words, he's looking for an excuse to write about his life.
- Franklin reflects that if he could live his life over again, he'd do it pretty much the same way, only stopping to correct some small mistakes.
- Since people can't relive their lives the way they can rewrite books, though, Franklin rationalizes that the best substitute is to "recollect" your life through writing.
- First, he thanks God for the great life he's had so far.
- Franklin then recounts his ancestry, which he learned about from papers collected by his uncle.
- He says his English ancestors worked in many trades, like smithing, wool dyeing, and silk dyeing