The year of 1774 wasn't my best. I was involved in The Hutchinson Letters Affair which soiled my reputation. I gave my word not to reveal theses letters and shared them with my colleges in Boston. I should have never betrayed Thomas Hutchinson but I did and I can not change that. I left England to come to America to start on The declaration of Independence. This is also the year that my wife died. I believe that these set backs have made me who I am today. I also think that you have to look at your past to figure out how you got to were you are today. My father was a candle maker and I am the youngest of ten children. My father didn't have enough money to send me to school so I was pulled out at an early age. I started to have many arguments with my brother James and that led me to the decision to run away from home. This is how I met my wife who's former husband ran away. I started my printing and publishing business and well the rest took place. From the crazy laws set by the king to forming a new government. As I always say "Anyone who trades liberty for security, deserves neither liberty or security."