# Charles Brockden — The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin character guide

> Charles Brockden in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Brockden, Mr. Charles Brockden, Mr. Brockden

**First appearance:** 0010-vii-beginning-business-in-philadelphia

## Who they are

Philadelphia scrivener and friend who helped Franklin with legal documents.

## In the story

### [Early Friends in Philadelphia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/v-early-friends-in-philadelphia)

An eminent scrivener for whom Osborne and Watson work as clerks.

### [Business Success and First Public Service](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/viii-business-success-and-first-public-service)

A skilled conveyancer who drafts the articles for the subscription library.

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