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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…