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Benjamin Franklin to Elizabeth Gardner, June 4, 1753
June 4. 1753 Sister Elizabeth Please to receive the Bearer 5 into the Hospital, and entertain him there till the Physicians have considered his Case. Your Friend and Servant B…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, May 9, 1753
Philad. May 9. 1753 Dear Sir I have your Favour of Jany. 30 6 and thank you for the Civility shown on my Recommendation to Mr. Harris. 7 What you…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, May 9, 1753
Philadelphia May 9th. 1753 Sir I received your Favour of the 29th. August last 3 and thank you for the kind and judicious remarks you have made on my little…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, May 3, 1753
Philada. May 3. 1753 Sir Mr. Peters has just now been with me, and we have compar’d Notes on your new Piece. 6 We find nothing in the Scheme of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, May 3, 1753
Philada. May 3. 1753. Dear Sir, I received your Essay last Post, and my Presses being at present engag’d in some publick Work that will not admit of Delay, I…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, April 19, 1753
Philada. April 19. 1753 Sir I received your Favour of the 11th Instant, with your new Piece on Education, 8 which I shall carefully peruse; and give you my Sentiments…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, April 12, 1753
Philada. April 12. 1753 Dear Sir I received your Favour of March 26. 8 and thank you for communicating to me, the very ingenious Letter from your Friend Mr. Todd,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, April 12, 1753
Philada. April 12.1753 Dear Sir I received your Favour of March 20. and a subsequent one without Date, containing the Description of Lord Macclesfield’s Mural Quadrant. 1 No Vessel has…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, April 12, 1753
Philada. April 12. 1753 Sir I have shipt 18 Glass Jarrs in Casks well pack’d, on board Capt. Branscombe for Boston. 6 of them are for you, the rest I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jehu Curtis, March 15, 1753
Philada. March 15. 1753 Sir, We send herewith all the Bills in a Trunk, containing as follows 5 In the above, it is to be observed, that there are 100…