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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, December 24, 1751
Philada. Dec. 24. 1751 Dear Sir, I wrote you at large per My Son, in answer to your former Favours, 8 and sent you an Extract of Mr. Collinson’s Letter,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, December 10, 1751
Philada. Dec. 10. 1751 Dear Sir The Rector of our Academy Mr. Martin, came over into this Country on a Scheme for making Potash in the Russian Method: 1 He…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Clap, November 28, 1751
Philada. Nov. 28. 1751 Sir I am heartily sorry for your Disappointment in Letort; 6 I could not have imagin’d he would have behav’d so imprudently, and let so very…
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Benjamin Franklin to Susanna Wright, November 21, 1751
Philada. Nov. 21. 1751 Madam Your Guests all got well home to their Families, highly pleas’d with their Journey, and with the Hospitality of Hempfield. When I had the Pleasure…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, October 31, 1751
Philada. Oct. 31. 1751 Dear Sir I enclose you Answers, such as my present Hurry of Business will permit me to make, to the principal Queries contain’d in your Favour…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, October 24, 1751
Philadelphia, October 24, 1751 Dear Sister, My son waits upon you with this, whom I heartily recommend to your motherly care and advice. 2 He is indeed a sober and…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, September 22, 1751
Philada. Sept. 22. 1751 Dear Sir My Daughter receiv’d her Books all in good Order, and thanks you for your kind Care in sending them. Enclos’d is a second Bill…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, September 12, 1751
Philada. Sept. 12. 1751 Dear Sir, I receiv’d your Favour of last Month, with the 12 Essays. 9 Sometime since, I mention’d to you a Method of increasing Dung by…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, September 5, 1751
Philada. Sept. 5. 1751 Sir, As you are curious in Electricity, I take the Freedom of introducing to you, my Friend Mr. Kinnersley, 8 who visits Boston with a compleat…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, July 19, 1751
Philadelphia, July 19, 1751 Dear Sir, This serves to cover the enclosed 3 and recommend the affair to your care. I have assured the gentlemen concerned that you will serve…