What is the author’s purpose in relaying this story? Responses to confess that he ruined his brother’s reputation to confess that he ruined his brother’s reputation to outline the history of the New England Courant to outline the history of the New England Courant to provide background on how he started his career to provide background on how he started his career to expose his brother as a harsh and ill-natured man to expose his brother as a harsh and ill-natured man