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Line 65: − + − − Benjamin Franklin was a [[Freemason]]. As a young man (1724) Franklin was sent on a mission to investige the [[Hellfire Club]] in London<ref>[http://www.schillerinstitute.org/fid_02-06/031_leibniz_halle_rev.html Leibniz, Halle, and The American Revolution by Edward Spannaus]</ref> – a secret society that engaged in mockeries of religious ceremonies and debauchery<ref>[http://www.victorianweb.org/history/pms/hellfire.html The 'Hell Fire Club' Marjie Bloy Ph.D.]</ref> – It has been claimed he had an ongoing association with its founder, [[Sir Francis Dashwood]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=vAkNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=%22francis+dashwood%22+%22benjamin+franklin%22+*.org&source=web&ots=_DGAo2Lht3&sig=V6iHSWafbaISr32cdmUTZviz2qI Science and Society in Early America: Essays in Honor of Whitfield J. Bell, Jr. By Randolph SHIPLEY KLEIN]</ref>
The more I looked at the sources for "occult" stuff, the less they said what was claimed, and the more they contradicted each other
In 2006, ''Ben and Me'' was selected for the annual "One Book, One Philadelphia" project, in honor of Franklin's 300th birthday.
In 2006, ''Ben and Me'' was selected for the annual "One Book, One Philadelphia" project, in honor of Franklin's 300th birthday.
== Occult and Illegal Activities ==
== Modern Discovery ==
In 1998, workmen restoring Franklin's London home dug up the remains of six children and four adults hidden below the home,<ref>[http://benfranklin.tribe.net/thread/510cda6f-3ee8-4ef1-86b4-9525f4ed28c4]</ref> the remains showed signs of dissection, and are believed to be related to medical research of the time, performed on illegally acquired cadavers. Franklin lived there during the 1750's and 1760's.<ref>[http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0998/0998gaz5.html Bones in the Basement of Franklin's London Digs]</ref>
In 1998, workmen restoring Franklin's London home dug up the remains of six children and four adults hidden below the home,<ref>[http://benfranklin.tribe.net/thread/510cda6f-3ee8-4ef1-86b4-9525f4ed28c4]</ref> the remains showed signs of dissection, and are believed to be related to medical research of the time, performed on illegally acquired cadavers. Franklin lived there during the 1750's and 1760's.<ref>[http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0998/0998gaz5.html Bones in the Basement of Franklin's London Digs]</ref>