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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, November 25, 1754
Boston, Nov. 25. 1754 Gentlemen I hoped to have had the Pleasure of seeing you at New Haven long before this time, but the Sickness of my Fellow Traveller Mr.…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, November 4, 1754
Boston, Nov. 4. 1754 Dear Sir I am favoured with yours of July 31. and Augt. 5. which came to hand since my Arrival here. 4 I hear from Mr.…
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Benjamin Franklin to William 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…
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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…