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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, October 16, 1746
Philada. Oct. 16. 1746 Sir I have receiv’d your Favour of the 13th. Instant, 3 and am glad to hear you are return’d well from Albany, which I understand has…
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Letters from Benjamin Franklin
B. 1706 · D. 1790
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.
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Benjamin Franklin to Sarah Read, October 21, 1746
Oct. 21. 1746 Settled all old Accounts with Mother Mrs. Sarah Read, and I am Dr. to Ballance, One Pound Seventeen Shillings and seven pence half penny; the Bond of…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, January 1, 1747
Philada, Jan. 1. 1746, 7. This is only to enclose a Bill of Exchange for £25 Sterling, and to wish you and good Mrs. Strahan, with your Children &c. many…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, January 4, 1747
Philada. Jany. 4. 1746[,7] Sir, I wrote a Line to you some days since, via New York, enclosing a Bill of £25 Sterling; the second in a Copy by some…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, January 27, 1747
Philada. Jan. 27. 1746/7 Sir I receiv’d yours of the 26th past, 1 which I shall endeavour to answer fully per next Post. In the mean time please to tender…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, February 10, 1747
Philada. Feby. 10. 1746/7 Sir I wrote a Line to you per last Post, which I hope came to hand. The Ingredients of Common Window and Bottle Glass are only…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, March 27, 1747
Philada. March 27. 1747 Sir There are, I am informed, Six Hands employed in blowing Glass; 8 at first there were but two, who instructed the Rest. The two first…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, March 28, 1747
Philadelphia, March 28, 1747 Sir, Your kind present of an electric tube, with directions for using it, has put several of us 1 on making electrical experiments, in which we…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Franklin, April 2, 1747
Philada. April 2th. 1747 Brother I should be glad you’d send me the first informations you receive, of what Admiral Warren is doing or like to do in England. 3…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, May 1, 1747
Philada. May 1. 1747 Dear Sir This is only to cover a Bill of Exchange for Eleven Pounds 2 s. 2½ d. Sterl. drawn on Richd. Atkinson 8 of Colthouse…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, May 25, 1747
Philada. May 25. 1747 2 Sir In my last 3 I informed you that In pursuing our Electrical Enquiries, we had observ’d some particular Phaenomena, which we lookt upon to…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, June 1, 1747
Philada. June 1. 1747 Dear Sir Mr. Hall will acquaint you of the Footing we are about to go upon &c. &c. 9 I have only time to acquaint you,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, June 5, 1747
Philada. June 5. 1747 Sir Mr. Harrison 7 tells me you are still in New York, as deeply engag’d in Publick Affairs, I suppose, as ever. When I consider your…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, July 16, 1747
Philada. July 16. 1747 Dear Sir I receiv’d your Favour of the 4th Instant. 5 I ought before this Time to have acknowledg’d the Receipt of the Book, which came…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, July 28, 1747
Philada. July 28. 1747 1 Sir The inclosed is a Copy of my last, which went by the Governour’s Vessel: since which we have received, by Mesnard and Ouchterlony, Hill’s…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, July 29, 1747
Philada. July 29. 1747 Sir, Your Favours of March 18 and April 1 1 are come to Hand with all the Books, &c. mentioned in the invoice, in good Order,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, July 30, 1747
Philada. July 30. 1747 Sir I receiv’d your Favour of the 26th. 4 which I shall answer at large per next Post. In the mean time please to send me,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, August 6, 1747
Philada. Augt. 6. 1747. Sir The Observations I sent you on Baxter’s Book were wrote on a Sheet or two of Paper in Folio. 3 He builds his whole argument…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Franklin, August 6, 1747
Augt. 6. 1747 Dear Brother I am glad to hear that Mr. Whitefield is safe arriv’d, 8 and recover’d his Health. He is a good Man and I love him.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, August 13, 1747
Philada. Augt. 13. 1747 Sir I am glad the electrical Observations please you. 1 I leave them in your hands another Week. Our Workmen have undertaken the Electrical Apparatus, and…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, August 14, 1747
Philada. Augt. 14. 1747 Sir I have lately written two long Letters to you on the Subject of Electricity, one by the Governor’s Vessel, the other per Mesnard. 4 On…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, August 27, 1747
Philada. Augt. 27. 1747 Sir This just serves to enclose you a Letter from our Friend Bertram; 7 and to request you would deliver my Papers on Electricity to the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, September 24, 1747
Philada. Sept. 24. 1747 Sir I have one of your Histories come in among some Books sent me per Mr. Strahan: But Osborne I understand has sent 50 to Mr.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Hector Gambold, September 28, 1747
[September 28, 1747] Receiv’d Sept. 28. 1747 of Mr. Gambold Twenty three Pounds Ten Shillings, being in full for Fourteen hundred German Spelling Books; also One Pound Ten Shillings and…