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Apprentice By: Abigail

In 1718 when Ben Franklin was twelve years old, he became an apprentice for his brother James. He had to work for his brother until he was twenty-one-years-old. Ben thought of a way to raise some cash. Instead of his brother feeding him, his brother let him have the money and use it however wanted to. He used it buy books. After five years when he was 17 he ran away because his brother kept beating him up.