Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, December 13, 1753
Philada. Dec. 13. 1753 Dear Sir I receiv’d your Favour of the 12th ult. with the Law of your Province for Regulating the Indian Trade, 3 for which I thank…
Philada. Dec. 13. 1753 Dear Sir I receiv’d your Favour of the 12th ult. with the Law of your Province for Regulating the Indian Trade, 3 for which I thank…
Philada. Dec. 6. 1753 Sir I received your Favour of the 29th June, with the curious astronomical Piece, 6 for which please to accept my Thanks. Our Vessel fitted out…
Philada. Dec. 6. 1753 Dear Sir I receiv’d your Favour of the 29th past, with some Remarks on my meteorological Paper, 3 for which I thank you, and return some…
Philada. Dec. 4. 1753 Dear Sir, This serves to enclose second Bills for One Hundred Pound Sterling, sent per Richey. I am, ut supra. B Franklin
Philada. Nov. 27. 1753 Dear Sir I inclose you a Bill of Philip Gibbes jr. drawn on Messrs. Lascelles and Maxwell, Merchants in London, for £50 Sterling. Also a Bill…
Philada. Nov. 27. 1753 Dear Sir, Having wrote you fully via Bristol, 9 I have now little to add. Matters relating to the Academy remain in Statu quo. A Majority…
Philadelphia, Nov. 23, 1753 Dear Friend, In my last, via Virginia, I promised to send you per next ship, a small philosophical pacquet: But now having got the materials (old…
[Philadelphia, November 16, 1753] I wrote to you via Bristol and desired you to bespeak some Letter and a Press for me. 7 I desired Mr. Hall to look out…
Philada. Nov. 8. 1753 Dear Sir, The first Intimation I find of the New Airpump, is in a Piece of Mr. Watson’s, read to the Royal Society, Feb. 20. 1752…
Philada. Oct. 27 1753 Dear Sir, I have your Favour of June 27, 2 and am quite surpriz’d at the Conduct of Mr. Harris. He is return’d to Maryland as…