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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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Samuel Johnson, December 24, 1751
Philada. Dec. 24. 1751 Dear Sir I received your Favour of the 11th Inst. 3 and thank you for the Hint you give of the Omission in the Idea. The…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, January 1, 1752
[1752?] 4 Sir, I am glad the perusal of the magical squares afforded you any amusement. I now send you the magical circle. Its properties, besides those mentioned in my…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, January 24, 1752
Philada. Jan. 24. 1752 Sir I am glad to learn by your Favour of the 21st past, 3 that Mr. Kinnersley’s Lectures have been acceptable to the Gentlemen of Boston,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, February 11, 1752
Philadelphia, Feb. 11. 1752 Dear Sir I received your Favour 3 per my Son, and return my Thanks for your kind Entertainment of him at your House. I delivered yours…
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Benjamin Franklin to Ebenezer Kinnersley, March 2, 1752
March 2, 1752 Sir, I thank you for the experiments communicated. 7 I sent immediately for your brimstone globe, in order to make the trials you desired, but found it…
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Benjamin Franklin to Ebenezer Kinnersley, March 16, 1752
March 16, 1752 Sir, Having brought your brimstone globe to work, I try’d one of the experiments you proposed, 4 and was agreeably surprized to find, that the glass globe…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, March 21, 1752
Philada. March 21, 1752 Dear Sir, I wrote to you in the Winter via New York, for a few Books, and sent a 2d Bill of £30 Barbados Currency. 3…
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Benjamin Franklin to Abiah Franklin, April 1, 1752
Philadelphia, [April–May, 1752] 3 Honored Mother, We received by this post both your letters of April 13th and 20th. 4 The account you give of poor little Biah grieves me,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, April 23, 1752
Philada. April 23. 1752 Sir In considering your Favour of the 16th. past, 2 I recollected my having wrote you Answers to some Queries concerning the Difference between Electrics per…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, May 14, 1752
Philada. May 14. 1752 Sir I deferred answering yours of March 16th 8 in hopes of finding one of the first Edition of Dr. Coldens Pieces, 9 which you seem’d…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, May 14, 1752
Philada. May 14. 1752 Sir, I find Parker has been indiscreet enough, to print a Piece in his Paper, which has brought him into a great deal of Trouble. 2…
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Benjamin Franklin to Edward Mecom, May 21, 1752
Philadelphia, May 21, 1752 Dear Brother and Sister, I received yours with the affecting news of our dear good mother’s death. 5 I thank you for your long continued care…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, June 20, 1752
Philada. June 20. 1752 Dear Sir I received yours of Jan. 17. 5 with the two Vols. of Viner, in good Order: 6 but the Ship proving leaky, the Water…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, July 2, 1752
Philada. July 2. 52 Reverend Sir I have sent you via New York 24 of your Books, bound as those I sent you per Post. The Remainder of the 50…
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Benjamin Franklin to Susanna Wright, July 11, 1752
Philada. July 11. 1752 Madam I should sooner have answered your Favour of the 27th past, 3 but that I have been in daily Expectation of getting home the Piece…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, August 7, 1752
Philada. Augt. 7. 1752 Dear Sir I wrote to you lately per Mesnard, and sent a Bill for £50 Sterling, 3 with a List of Books to be purchased for…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, August 8, 1752
Philada. Augt. 8, 1752 Dear Sir, I wrote to you the 20th of June per Mr. Sterling (who I hope is by this Time safe arrived in England) and sent…