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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, May 14, 1752
Philada. May 14. 1752 Sir, I find Parker has been indiscreet enough, to print a Piece in his Paper, which has brought him into a great deal of Trouble. 2…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, May 14, 1752
Philada. May 14. 1752 Sir I deferred answering yours of March 16th 8 in hopes of finding one of the first Edition of Dr. Coldens Pieces, 9 which you seem’d…
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Benjamin Franklin to Abiah Franklin, April 1, 1752
Philadelphia, [April–May, 1752] 3 Honored Mother, We received by this post both your letters of April 13th and 20th. 4 The account you give of poor little Biah grieves me,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, April 23, 1752
Philada. April 23. 1752 Sir In considering your Favour of the 16th. past, 2 I recollected my having wrote you Answers to some Queries concerning the Difference between Electrics per…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, March 21, 1752
Philada. March 21, 1752 Dear Sir, I wrote to you in the Winter via New York, for a few Books, and sent a 2d Bill of £30 Barbados Currency. 3…
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Benjamin Franklin to Ebenezer Kinnersley, March 16, 1752
March 16, 1752 Sir, Having brought your brimstone globe to work, I try’d one of the experiments you proposed, 4 and was agreeably surprized to find, that the glass globe…
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Benjamin Franklin to Ebenezer Kinnersley, March 2, 1752
March 2, 1752 Sir, I thank you for the experiments communicated. 7 I sent immediately for your brimstone globe, in order to make the trials you desired, but found it…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, February 11, 1752
Philadelphia, Feb. 11. 1752 Dear Sir I received your Favour 3 per my Son, and return my Thanks for your kind Entertainment of him at your House. I delivered yours…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, January 24, 1752
Philada. Jan. 24. 1752 Sir I am glad to learn by your Favour of the 21st past, 3 that Mr. Kinnersley’s Lectures have been acceptable to the Gentlemen of Boston,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, December 24, 1751
Philada. Dec. 24. 1751 Dear Sir I received your Favour of the 11th Inst. 3 and thank you for the Hint you give of the Omission in the Idea. The…