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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · Character

Cotton Mather

Boston minister whose writings influenced Franklin's moral project.

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Also known as Mather

First appearance: i ancestry and early youth in boston

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BFBenjamin Frank…PCPeter CollinsonPRPoor RichardDDDaniel DefoeCMCotton Mather

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