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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, November 22, 1750
Philada. Nov. 22. 1750 Dear Sir You are very obliging in your Compliments on my Sketch of the English School; 8 But I find ’tis deficient in the main Thing;…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, October 25, 1750
Philada. Oct. 25, 1750 Rev. Sir, Enclosed I return your Noetica as you desired, that you may add or alter what you think fit before it goes to the Press,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, October 25, 1750
Philada. Oct. 25. 1750 Dear Sir, I ought to have inform’d you sooner that we got well home, and should have enquir’d after your Health as we left you in…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, October 25, 1750
Philada. Oct. 25. 1750 Sir Enclos’d with this I send you all my Electrical Papers fairly transcrib’d, and I have as you desir’d examin’d the Copy and find it correct.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, October 11, 1750
Philada. Oct. 11. 1750 Sir I have learnt by different hands, that Dr. Mitchel continues in a bad State of Health, 3 which I suppose obliges him to drop his…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Franklin, September 27, 1750
Philada. Sept. 27. 1750 Dear Brother I received yours of the 17th Inst. with the Plan of Halifax for which I thank you. 9 Pray send me the Heads of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, September 20, 1750
Philadelphia, 20 September, 1750 Dear Sister, I received yours the 11th instant, 6 with one enclosed for cousin Benny; but he, I suppose, is in Boston with you before this…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, September 13, 1750
Philada. Sept. 13. 1750 Dear Sir I am sorry to hear of your Illness: If you have not been us’d to the Fever and Ague, let me give you one…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, August 23, 1750
Philadelphia, August 23, 1750 Dear Sir, We received your favour of the 16th instant. 3 Mr. Peters will hardly have time to write to you per this post, and I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, August 9, 1750
Philada. Augt. 9. 1750 Revd. Sir At my Return home I found your Favour of June the 28th. with the Bishop of Cloyne’s Letter enclos’d, 4 which I will take…