A handful of editions, perhaps first printed by Franklin 1755 but more widely known by 1759 (see Ford 257). This work became a touchstone for varities of dissenters as well as Jews and Roman Catholics, who pointed to Franklin in justification of their striving for religious freedom. We here cite the brilliant essay of book history on the four various APS holdings of this bagatelle (APS mss. Franklin Papers, 11:1–4, 7) via the Papers of Benjamin Franklin, “A Parable against Persecution, [July 1755],” Founders Online, National Archives, orig. Papers, ed. Labaree, YUP: (1963), 6:114–124.

While APS does not own an imprint the manuscripts are above.