Did Ben Franklin, "ever" own slaves?

Question

I do not think he did, but am not sure

You could throe in a quote if you like

Answer 1

Franklin owned two slaves, George and King, who worked as personal servants, and his newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, commonly ran notices involving the sale or purchase of slaves and contracts for indentured laborers.

http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l3_citizen_abolitionist.html
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Answer 2

Yes he did. He ran several notices of slaves for sale, apparently slaves that he owned, according to Carl van Doren's biography of Franklin, chapter 5.