# Thomas Bond — The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin character guide

> Thomas Bond in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. Thomas Bond, Dr. Bond

**First appearance:** 0016-xiii-public-services-and-duties-1749-1753

## Who they are

Physician who co-founded the Pennsylvania Hospital with Franklin.

## In the story

### [XVI: Braddock’s Expedition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/xvi-braddock-s-expedition)

Doctor who, with his brother, proposes a grand firework for the anticipated capture of Fort Duquesne; Franklin's forebodings disappoint him.

### [XVII: Franklin’s Defense of the Frontier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/xvii-franklin-s-defense-of-the-frontier)

Visits Franklin and claims credit for spreading good opinion of the militia law.

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