Ben and Me

Ben and Me is an American animated two-reel short subject produced by Walt Disney Productions and released theatrically on November 10, 1953.

After describing the exploits of some of his ancestors, which includes one sailing on the Mayflower to come to America, Amos tells his own story.

The eldest of 26 siblings living in the Christ Church, Philadelphia, Amos sets out on his own in 1745 to find work and help his large family.

Having no such luck, he takes shelter in Ben's shop from the bitter cold and snow and befriends the beleaguered printer, who is grave danger of having his press and all he owns repossessed by bill collectors.

As Ben is reading the contract, Thomas Jefferson comes by, struggling with writing the introduction to the United States Declaration of Independence.

The short ends with both tour groups stating how both man and mouse were truly great figures in American history.