Ben

he went into grammar school at first to work with the church but found that writing was his passion. By working at the press he had a lot of time and more resources to read from. Even though he liked to read he also knew that it was making him smarter and more knowledgeable about many new things. He finds out that he can work for a Printer named Andrew Bradford in Philadelphia. Ben liked writing so much he would send in letter for the newspaper to be printed but James did not want him writing so Ben would send anonymous letters to the newspaper so his brother would not find out. From there he worked for his brother, James at a printing press and signed a contract say Ben would work for him for the next eight years. After getting there he finds out that there is not any work for someone like him at that time. So he takes the trip to Philadelphia and on his way he saves a drunken mans life by pulling him out of the water so he did not drown. Because America is quite new still at the time there are many opportunities to find a job even for a young man at the age of 17. He started to have many fights with James and eventually broke his contract and quit. One day he over heard James talking to some people about one of his anonymous letters and how the thought it was very good which made Ben very proud and fired up his urge to write more.

At age 17 he secretly leaves home to find work and goes to New York City. After getting to Philadelphia he finds out that there isn’t an opening that he can offer Ben so he goes to work for a man named Keimer.