Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.
London, Oct. 2. 1770 Dear Sir, I received with great Pleasure the Assurances of your kind Remembrance of me, and the Continuance of your Goodwill towards me, in your Letter…
London, Nov. 7[–9]. 1770 Dear Sister, I received your kind Letter of July 6. and was glad to hear (since you chose to return) that you were got so well…
London, 24 December, 1770. Sir, Your favor of October 31st came to hand a few days since, with the vote of the House of Representatives appointing me their agent here,…
London, Decem 30. 1770. Dear Sir, I duly received your several Favours of July 12, Nov. 6. and 15. and am glad that my little Communications afforded you any Pleasure.…
London Dec. 30. 1770 Dear Sister This Ship staying longer than was expected, gives me an Opportunity of writing to you which I thought I must have miss’d when I…
London, Jan. 2. 1771 My dear Child, This is just to acknowledge the Receipt of your kind Letter of Nov. 25. which came to hand last Night, per Capt. Sparks.…
Cravenstreet, Feb. 27 [26?], 1770 [1771] 8 Dear Madam, After so full an Opinion in favour of your Friend’s Work from the late learned Dr. Sharpe, my Sentiments of it…
London, March 5. 1771 Sir, I duly received your several Favours of Oct. 9. and December 13. inclosing Bills of Exchange, viz. which are paid and carried to the Credit…
London, 5 March, 1771. Dear Cousin, I received your kind letter by your sons. 2 They are, I assure you, exceeding welcome to me; and they behave with so much…
London, March 5. 1771 Loving Cousin, I suppose Jonathan has told you that the Lottery is drawn, and your two new Tickets had the same Success as the former, viz.…
London, April 20. 1771 Dear Son, It is long since I have heard from you. The last Packet brought me no Letter, and there are two Packets now due. It…
London, April 20. 1771 Dear Sir, It is an Age since I have heard from you. But the long-continu’d Easterly Winds have kept back all Ships from the Westward, and…
London, April 22. 1771 Sir, I duly received your Favours of the 4th. of October and the 17th. of November. It gave me Pleasure to hear, that tho’ the Merchants…
London, May 17. 1771 Dear Sir, It is long since I have had the Pleasure of hearing from you. I hope your Health continues, and that your valuable Life will…
Cravenstreet May 17. 1771 Sir Being greatly hurried in preparing for my Journey, I have barely had time to write the enclos’d. 1 I cannot find M. Allamand’s Paper: But…
London, June 5. 1771 Gentlemen, Inclos’d is an Invoice of the Books shipp’d for the Library Company by Mr. Strahan. I happen’d to be in the Country when they were…
London, June 5. 1771 My dear Child, I have lately made a Journey of a Fortnight, to Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, and Manchester 3 and return’d only in time to be…
London, June 10. 1771 Sir, I received your Favour of the 30th. of April, a few Days since, with the Newspapers, &c. and am much oblig’d by the Information you…
London, July 12. 1771 Loving Cousin, I received your kind Letter of May 17. and rejoice to hear that you and your good Family are well. My Love to them.…
London, July 17. 1771 My good and dear old Friend, I received your kind Letter of April 29. wherein you complain of your Friends here not writing to you. I…
Augt. 15. 71 Dear Sir, I have just received the enclos’d from Dr. Priestly. And as it contains an Account of a new Discovery of his, which is very curious,…
London, Augt. 15. 1771 My dear Lord, Many Thanks for your Letters to the Primate and Mr. Jackson; which I shall take care to forward if I should happen not…
London, Aug. 17. 1771 My dear Child, I wrote to you some time since to go by Capt. Falconer, but he is still here. I have since written to you…
London, Augt. 19. 1771. My Lord, By the Southampton Coach, I have sent your Lordship the Book of State Trials, which would have been sent sooner but that I hoped…