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Benjamin Franklin Episode 1: Runaway Apprentice, Silence Dogood & Fake Masonic Initiation Scandal | Masonic Files
What’s up, legends? 👊 Episode 1 of our four-part Masonic Files mini-series on Brother Benjamin Franklin.
This episode covers his gritty early years: runaway apprentice, Silence Dogood letters, arriving broke in Philadelphia, fathering an illegitimate son, and the infamous 1737 fake Masonic initiation prank that ended in tragedy.
By 1731 he’s initiated into St. John’s Lodge and rises quickly — becoming Grand Master of Pennsylvania and printing the first Masonic book in America.
This is the raw foundation of the man who would later harness electricity and help birth a nation.
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