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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, September 7, 1747
New York. Sept. 7. 1747. Dear Sir Mr. Whiting 3 came and [paid the] whole last Saturday Evening in Jersey Money, except 5 s. in York, of the Pay[ment] for…
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Letters from James Parker
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, September 21, 1747
New York. Sept. 21. 1747. Dear Sir Last Week I accidently met Mr. DeLancey 8 in the Streets: I ask’d him, if he had heard any Thing about the Affair,…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, November 15, 1763
[November 15, 1763] Know all Men, by these Presents, That I, James Parker of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex and Province of New Jersey Printer, am Held and firmly…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, April 25, 1765
Burlington April 25. 1765. Honoured Sir, In my last to you, 3 I acquainted you of my Intention to remove the Press and printing Materials, late B. Mecom’s, to this…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, June 14, 1765
Philadelphia. June 14. 1765. Honoured Sir Inclosed you will have as far a general State of the Accounts, as I could hitherto get done: 7 by the Dates’ thereof, you…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, December 20, 1765
Burlington, Decemb. 20. 1765 Honoured Sir My last to you was the Beginning of November last, 1 very short, as I was then taken with the Gout in my Hand,…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, January 16, 1767
New York, Jan. 16. 1767. Honoured Sir By this Packet I had not the Pleasure of one Line from you: I am sorry I am so displeasing to you: As…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, February 23, 1767
New-York. Feb 23. 1767 Honoured Sir Some Time ago, I wrote requesting you to send me a Fount of Pica and one of Long-Primer. 2 If this be not too…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, May 23, 1767
New York May 23, 1767 Honoured Sir My last to you, was per Capt. Lawrence, 4 by whom I received the Stationary: A few Days after he was sail’d I…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, September 1, 1767
Newyork, Sept. 1. 1767 Honoured Sir Having wrote twice since 8 Days ago, 9 I have not any Thing material to write now only that I have not been able…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, October 1, 1767
Nyork. Octob 1. 1767 Honoured Sir No doubt you will wonder I have not sent you a Power according to my Promise: 2 The Reason is this: Mr. Colden tells…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, December 24, 1767
NYork, Dec. 24. 1767 Honoured Sir As no Packet has arrived here these two Months, nor any other Vessels lately from England, we have not had the Pleasure to hear…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, April 18, 1768
Newyork, April 18 1768 Honoured Sir This Morning only the January Packet arrived after about 13 Weeks Passage, and tho’ I had not the Pleasure of one Line from you,…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, April 25, 1768
Preceding From Parker to Franklin [18 April 1768] Next From Parker to Franklin [14 May 1768] All All correspondence between Parker and Franklin
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, June 17, 1768
New-York, June 17 1768 Honoured Sir Yours of April 16, with Mr. Strahan’s Memorandum about Holt, I received per Packet. It is a bad Stroke for me, as I never…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, June 29, 1768
[Dated June 29, 1768, this is virtually a duplicate of Parker’s letter of May 14.]
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, September 10, 1768
Nyork Sept. 10. 1768 Honoured Sir Tho’ I have not had the Pleasure of one Line from you for many Months past yet I will write a Word or two.…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, March 1, 1769
Newyork. March 1. 1769 Honoured Sir By Mrs. Franklin’s Desire, I now send by this Opportunity, two small Kegs of Keskatomas Nuts, 1 one is a Firkin the other a…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, March 4, 1769
[March 4, 1769. Repeats the substance of his letters of February 17 and March 1, printed above. Adds that he has received another bill of exchange from Postmaster Hubbart for…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, March 29, 1769
N York, March 29. 1769 Honoured Sir This Day yours of the 22d December and 4th January via Philadelphia, came to Hand. And tho’ I had determined not to trouble…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, May 1, 1769
[The accounts of Parker’s remittances as comptroller of the Post Office run from May 1, 1769, to May 14, 1770; the sixteen bills of exchange listed total £1,1899 19 s…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, May 30, 1769
Newyork, May 30, 1769 Honoured Sir You were so good a while ago, to Mention that if I chose to resign the Custom House Business you would not be displeased.…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, May 31, 1769
New-York, 31 May [–June 10] 1769 Honoured Sir The 22d and 24th Instant, I wrote you per Capt. Haight, inclosing you the 2d of a Bill for £100. Sterling and…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, July 22, 1769
[New York, July 22, 1769. Repeats the substance of his letter of June 28. Encloses a bill of exchange for £50 from Luke & Prettyjohn, Barbados, drawn on Richard Gosling…