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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, February 28, 1753
Philada. Feb. 28. 1753 Dear Sir I return you herewith Professor Kanster’s Remarks. 2 As far as I am able to judge, the Translation is just, and your Answer a…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, February 28, 1753
Philada. Feb. 28. 1753 Dear Sir, The enclos’d is a Copy of a Letter and some Papers I received lately from a Friend, of which I have struck off Fifty…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Perkins, February 4, 1753
Philada. Feb. 4. 1753 Dear Sir I ought to have wrote to you long since, in Answer to yours of Oct. 16. concerning the Water Spout: 3 But Business partly,…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Franklin, January 2, 1753
Philada. Jan. 2. 1753 Dear Brother Yours of the 12th past 8 gave me a great deal of Pleasure, as it informed me that you are better and have reason…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, January 1, 1752
[1752?] 4 Sir, I am glad the perusal of the magical squares afforded you any amusement. I now send you the magical circle. Its properties, besides those mentioned in my…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, December 19, 1752
Philadelphia, Dec. 19, 1752 Dear Sir, I received your affectionate letter of the 1st. 6 and am surprised to find that my letters do not of late get to your…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Franklin, December 8, 1752
Philada. Dec. 8. 1752 Dear Brother Reflecting yesterday on your Desire to have a flexible Catheter, a Thought struck into my Mind how one might possibly be made: And lest…
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Benjamin Franklin to Edward Mecom, November 30, 1752
Philadelphia, November 30, 1752 Dear Brother and Sister, I congratulate you on the news of Benny’s arrival, for whom I had been some time in pain. 8 That you may…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, November 16, 1752
Philada. Nov. 16. 1752 Dear Sir Your Favours of Augt. 26. with the Books for the Library Company, &c. came safe to hand; 2 and all turn out right; excepting…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, October 1, 1752
[October, 1752] 2 As you tell me our friend Cave is about to add some later experiments to my pamphlet, 3 with the Errata , 4 I send a coppy…