Letter
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton to Benjamin Franklin, April 11, 1767
Saturday 11th Ap 10 o’Clock. [1767 9 ] Lord Morton’s Compliments to Dr. Franklin; He has workmen now upon the roof of his house and shou’d be glad to take…
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Letters from James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
B. 1702 · D. 1768
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, KT, FRS was a Scottish peer and astronomer who was president of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death in 1768. He also became president of the Royal Society on 24 March 1764, and was a distinguished patron of science, and particularly of astronomy.
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Letter
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton to Benjamin Franklin, April 11, 1767
Brookstreet Saturday 1 o’Clock [April 11, 1767] Lord Morton’s Compliments to Dr. Franklin; acquaints him that Lord Morton and the Workmen have been expecting him ever since 12 o’Clock, and…
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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton to Benjamin Franklin, May 21, 1767
Brook Street Thursday 21st May 1767 Lord Morton’s Compliments to Dr. Franklin and desires the favor of his Company at dinner on Saturday next to meet Sir John Pringle, but…