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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, January 1, 1754
Philada. Jan. 1. 1753[1754] Gentlemen, I received your Money of Mr. Willing, and will remit it to London as soon as I have your Orders to whom. I expect the…
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Letters from Benjamin Franklin
B. 1706 · D. 1790
Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, January 1, 1754
[1754?] 6 Dame Send 50 Reams largest Demi to Mr. Daniel, Printer at Jamaica. Send 30 Reams Do to Peter Timothy. Send the Ream of thick blue Paper to Parker.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Edward Shippen, February 14, 1754
Philada. Feb. 14, 1754 Dear Sir, I receiv’d your Favour of the 8th Inst. 6 with the Dollar enclos’d. They are the best Quills I could get in Town. I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, March 12, 1754
Philada. March 12. 1754 Gentlemen I wrote to you about a Month since, and sent you a Set of Bills for £15. 11 s. 5 d. Sterling, which I hope…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, April 15, 1754
Philada. April 15. 1754 Dear Sir When I return’d from Maryland in February last, I found your Favour of Jany. 1. 7 but having mislaid it soon after, I defer’d…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, April 18, 1754
April 18th. 1754 Since September last, having been abroad on two long Journeys, 3 and otherwise much engag’d, I have made but few Observations on the positive and negative State…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, April 18, 1754
Philada. April 18. 1754 Dear Sir I have had but one Line from you since your Arrival in England, which was a short one, via Boston, dated October 18. acquainting…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, April 18, 1754
Philada. April 18. 1754 Dear Sir By Capt. Gibbon I received a Copy of yours per the Myrtylla, 8 but she is not yet arrived. I am glad to hear…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Watson, April 19, 1754
Philada. 19th. April 1754 Sir, I have lately perused the 47th Vol. of the Transactions, wherein I find your very candid and favourable Account of my Electrical papers, 3 for…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, April 28, 1754
Philada. April 28. 1754 Dear Sir, The above is a Copy of mine per Reeve. 4 Two Ships are since arrived in New York, but I hear nothing yet of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard Peters, April 30, 1754
Tues. morn. [April 30? 1754] 7 Dear Sir It was late in the Evening when I came home last Night, or I should have sent you Mr. Smith’s Letters, concerning…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard Partridge, May 8, 1754
[May 8, 1754] Sir, With this I send you a Paragraph of News from our Gazette, with an Emblem printed therewith, which it may be well enough to get inserted…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, May 28, 1754
Philada: 28th May. 1754 Dear Sir. I had at length the pleasure of hearing from you per the Myrtilla that brought me yours of the 26th. Janry. 7 with which…
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Benjamin Franklin to President and Council of the Royal Society, May 29, 1754
Philada. May 29. 1754 Gentlemen, The very great Honour you have done me, in adjudging me your Medal for 1753, 3 demands my grateful Acknowledgements, which I beg you would…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Penn, May 30, 1754
Philada. May 30. 1754 Sir, Mr. Peters has communicated to me a Paragraph of your Letter of Feby. 1. relating to a Plan desired by Sir Everard Fawkener, 4 for…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Alexander, June 8, 1754
N York June 8. 1754 Mr. Alexander is requested to peruse these Hints, and make such remarks in correcting or Improving the Scheme, and send the Paper with such remarks…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, July 14, 1754
From your Landing, Sunday Evening July 14. 1754 8 Dear Sir I am very sorry that our unexpected long Stay at Albany prevents my having the Pleasure of seeing you…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, July 21, 1754
New York July 21. 1754 Dear Sir, I wrote a Line to you from your Landing, promising to send you a Copy of the Plan of Union, which I now…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, July 29, 1754
Philada. July 29. 1754 Dear Sir, I am just return’d from Albany, where were Commissioners from seven Provinces to treat with the Indians of the Six Nations. I suppose the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jacques de Romas, July 29, 1754
Philadelphia, July 29. 1754 Sir, Your most obliging Favour of Octob. 19 5 with your two very ingenious Memoirs on the subject of Electricity, 6 came not to hand till…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, August 8, 1754
Philada. Augt. 8. 1754 Dear Sir The above is Copy of my last. 5 Not receiving the Printing House as expected last Spring, has been a considerable Disappointment; 6 but…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, August 30, 1754
Philada. Augt. 30. 1754 Dear Sir I have now before me your Favours of July 23. and August 5th. 5 I return Mr. Pyke’s Philosophia sacra. 6 His Manner of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard Peters, September 17, 1754
New York, Sept. 17. 1754 Dear Sir The Bearer, Mr. Elphinston, 5 has a secret Art, by which he teaches, even a veteran Scrawler, to write fairly in 30 Hours.…
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Benjamin Franklin to William B. Franklin, October 14, 1754
Boston, Oct. 14. 1754 Dear Son, I have yours of the 4th Inst. 6 and find the Election has turn’d out as I expected. 7 I am glad Rutherford has…