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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…