Brothers Reunited: Benjamin Franklin's Motivation

Benjamin Franklin missed his birthplace, after marrying Deborah Read. So he decided to pay Boston a visit, specifically Old South Meeting House. On his way there, a little reconciliation would motivate him in his career for the rest of his life. Going to Boston, he decided to go to New Port, Rhode Island to visit his brother, James. James had previously harassed him and beaten him. He had also gone to jail before. The brothers ended their quarrel, because James was terminally ill. As he was dying, he asked Benjamin for one thing: a dying wish. He asked him to take care and shelter his 10-year old son. Franklin being interested in printing, he took him and put him in a school of printing. Franklin kept his promise and raised his brother's son, no matter what their differences were. This would be historically significant in only one way, reconciled with his brother, he had motivations to create much more and expand as one of the founding fathers of the United States of America.