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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, August 27, 1755
Philada. Augt. 27. 1755. Dear Friend I received your Favours of May 28 and June 1. 4 I believe I have already wrote you, 5 that our Friend Smith is…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, August 25, 1755
Philadelphia, Aug. 25, 1755. Dear Sir, As you have my former papers on Whirlwinds, &c. 1 I now send you an account of one which I had lately an opportunity…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Johnson, August 11, 1755
Philada. Augt. 11. 1755 Sir I received your Favour of the 1st Instant, and have forwarded the Letter to Capt. Orme. Mr. Pownall is gone to New York, and I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard Peters, August 1, 1755
[ c . August 1, 1755] 3 Sir The House is not yet together: But the Speaker and a Number of the Members are of Opinion that a Common Messenger…
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Benjamin Franklin to Daniel Fisher, July 28, 1755
Monday morning, July 28 [1755] Sir: Till our new building is finished, 11 which I hope will be in two or three weeks, I have no room to accommodate a…
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Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles, July 10, 1755
Philada. July 10. 1755 Dear Sir This is only to acknowledge the Receipt of three very agreable Letters from you, 9 and to promise an Answer as soon as I…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Wright, July 3, 1755
Philada. July 3. 1755. Dear Friend Before this reaches you, you will have heard that the House is adjourn’d. A Bill to strike £10,000 Exchange Money is pass’d, and nothing…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas-François Dalibard, June 29, 1755
Philadelphia 29 June 1755 Sir, I have for a long time owed you a reply to your last letter dated June. 20, 1754. 7 I received it in January last…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Wright, June 26, 1755
Philada. June 26. 1755 Dear Friend I am glad to learn that the Flour is mostly if not all got up to Conegocheeg, 3 and that you have so good…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, June 26, 1755
Philada. June 26. 1755 Dear Friend Mr. Bartram brings a Box to my House, which has a little Vacancy in it; so I put in my Philosophical Pacquet, which I…