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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, March 21, 1756
Frederictown, 5 March 21. 1756 Sunday My dear Child We got here yesterday Afternoon 6 and purpose Sailing to day, if the Wind be fair. Peter 7 was taken ill…
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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, March 24, 1756
[Hampton, Va., March 24, 1756] 6 Peter is now quite well. Present my Duty to Mother, and Love to the Children, and to all Friends. I shall write more particularly…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, March 25, 1756
[Williamsburg, March 25? 1756] 8 … about 5 aClock in the Afternoon, 9 tho’ I had been hinder’d near half a Day by Peter’s Illness. The 3d Day about 2…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, March 30, 1756
Williamsburg, March 30. 1756 My dear Child I wrote to you via New York the Day after my Arrival, acquainting you that I had a fine Journey and Passage down…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, April 5, 1756
[Hampton or Norfolk, c. April 5, 1756] 8 I came down here yesterday with Mr. Hunter, 9 who, you must think, is at present pretty well, to be able to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, June 7, 1756
Philada. June 7. 1756 Dear Kinsman I send you per Capt. Morton 6 20 Reams whited Brown Paper, and 10 of blue. Please to acquaint Mr. Langdon 7 of it;…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, June 10, 1756
Philada. June 10. 1756 Dear Sister, We wrote to you per Capt. Morton who sailed yesterday, 2 and sent you a few Things that may be of some Use perhaps…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Parsons, June 10, 1756
Philada. June 10. 1756 Dear Friend It is now a long time since I had the Pleasure of a Line from you; I am now return’d from Virginia, where I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, June 10, 1756
Philada. June 10. 1756. Dear Cousin, I am concern’d that I have not for a long time heard any thing of Sister Douse. 9 Pray inform me how she is.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, June 15, 1756
Philada. June 15. 1756. Dear Friend I can now only acknowledge the Receipt of your Favours of Feb. 12, 21, 24, 29, and April 1. 6 together with two Boxes,…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Shipley, June 15, 1756
Philada. June 15. 1756 Sir The above is a Copy of my Letter sent you last Year, 5 to which having receiv’d no Answer, I imagine it by some means…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, June 28, 1756
New York, June 28. 1756 Dear Sister I received here your Letter of extravagant Thanks, 4 which put me in mind of the Story of the Member of Parliament, who…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Parsons, June 28, 1756
New York, June 28. 1756 Dear Friend I received here your Favour of the 19th Instant, 7 with a Copy of your Remarks in Reviewing the Forts, for which I…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Shirley, July 1, 1756
[July 1756] Sir It might be of use to me with my Constituents, the Postmasters General in England, to whom I understand I am misrepresented as disaffected to the King’s…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, July 2, 1756
New York July 2. 1756 Dear Sir, Being here, I take this Opportunity per the Packet Boat, to write you a Line, acknowledging the Receipt of your Favour of March…
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Benjamin Franklin to George Whitefield, July 2, 1756
New York, July 2. 1756 Dear Sir I received your Favour of the 24th. of February 9 with great Pleasure, as it inform’d me of your Welfare, and express’d your…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, July 12, 1756
New York, 12 July, 1756. Dear Sister, I am still here, waiting the arrival of Lord Loudoun. I received yours of the 5th instant, 7 and shall forward the letter…
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Benjamin Franklin to Sir Everard Fawkener, July 27, 1756
New York, July 27. 1756 Honourable Sir, I wrote you a very long Letter by the Harriot, Capt. Bonell, to which I have now little to add. It was in…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, July 27, 1756
New York July 27. 1756 Dear Sir, The above is a Copy of my last. 4 Since which I have received from Philadelphia one of our Newspapers printed on the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Pownall, August 1, 1756
[August? 1756] 5 I have some Suspicions that one OFarrel, an Irish Roman Catholick, may possibly be the Writer of those Letters, by the account I remember to have heard…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Pownall, August 19, 1756
Philada. Aug. 19. 1756 Sir I have done my self the Honour to write to you twice since my Return, relating to the propos’d Road; 6 but have as yet…
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Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, August 19, 1756
Philada. Augt. 19. 1756 Sir I have your Favours of July 23. and Aug. 3. but that you mention to have wrote per Mr. Balfour, is not come to hand.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Catharine Ray, August 26, 1756
Philada. Augt. 26. 1756 Dear [Katy] I receiv’d your very agreable Line [of] the 2d. Inst. 9 in which you tell me you would write me a long Letter, but…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Pownall, September 9, 1756
[September 9, 1756] The circular Letter You show’d me the Draft of, explaining the Particulars of what Assistance was required and expected from the Colonies to the King’s Forces, has…