Errata: Franklin's Acknowledged Mistakes

From The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Borrowing a printer's term, Franklin labels his major life-mistakes 'errata'—including spending Vernon's money, attempting liberties with James Ralph's mistress, and failing to write to Deborah Read while in London.
Part 1, London years

Naming his sexual advance toward Mrs. T. and his neglect of Deborah Read as great errata of his life.

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