Where did John Adams write of the night he shared a bed and an argument with Benjamin Franklin? Did Franklin write of it as well?
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John Adams recorded this event in detail in his diary under "Monday, September 9":
The taverns were so full we could with difficulty obtain entertainment. At Brunswick, but one bed could be procured for Dr. Franklin and me, in a chamber little larger than the bed, without a chimney and with only one small window.
The window was open, and I, who was an invalid and afraid of the air in the night, shut it close. "Oh!" says Franklin, "don't shut the window, we shall be suffocated." I answered, I was afraid of the evening air. Dr. Franklin replied, "The air within this chamber will soon be, and indeed is now, worse than that without doors. Come, open the window and come to bed, and I will convince you. I believe you are not acquainted with my theory of colds."
. . . The Doctor then began a harangue upon air and cold, and respiration and perspiration, with which I was so much amused that I soon fell asleep, and left him and his philosophy together.
Adams, John. The Works of John Adams Vol. 3: Autobiography, Diary, Notes of a Debate in the Senate, Essays. Jazzybee Verlag, 2015.
As you can see, Adams was quite explicit that he and Franklin shared one bed. On the other hand, the mood seemed rather more cordial than the BBC article made it out to be - Adams opened the window as requested, and afterwards conceded some merit to Franklin's theory.
Adam's is the primary source usually cited for the story. If Franklin had also written of it, I did not find such a reference.
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