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- This section begins with copies of letters two of Franklin's friends write to him when he's living in Paris after the American Revolution (the Revolution is what made Franklin take a break after writing Part 1).
- The first, short letter is from Abel James.
James is really pleased that he had the good luck to read Part 1 of Franklin's autobiography. He wants Franklin to keep writing.
- James tells Franklin that his writing could profoundly affect the minds of teenagers and twenty-somethings, and thinks millions of people would miss out if Franklin stopped writing.
- Franklin is really impressed by this letter, so he shows it to his other friend Benjamin Vaughan.
- This inspires Vaughan to write Franklin a letter of his own, which Franklin also includes in the autobiography.
- In his letter, Vaughan says that Franklin should definitely finish writing it, and that the story of his
