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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, May 27, 1756
London 1757 [May 27, 1756?] 6 I have the pleasure to tell thee how much thou art esteemed by many worthy men here: for on the Ballot for thy Election…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, October 5, 1755
[October 5, 1755] Can any Man be more wrong headed than your Governor not to pass the most equitable Law in the World. Our People at the Helm resent his…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, March 7, 1754
Lond March 7: 1754 My Dear Friend Your favours of the 16 and 7th and 29 8 came not to My Hands untill the First of March and the Philosophical…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, January 26, 1754
London Jany 26 1754 My Dear Friend As I emptied my Budget Largely by unfortunate Capt. Davis 5 and as our Friend Smith comes in Capt. Shirley it will save…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, January 14, 1754
Lond: Jry 14: 1753 [1754] My Dear Friend I am so disheartend at the Loss of Capt. Davis, that I cannot tell how to sett Penn to paper. 8 I…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, September 15, 1753
Lond. Sept: 15: 1753 My Dear friend As no Ship will Sail from Hence in a Month or 3 Weeks I take this oppertunity to Send by the Way of…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, August 12, 1753
Augt. 12: 1753 4 My Dear Friend I have much to say but am on the Eve of marrying My Daughter 5 and many Orders in hast from Abroad that…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, July 20, 1753
Londn July 20 1753 It is a great pleasure to Mee to receive so many repeated Instances of my Dear friends regard for Mee, In his Sundry favours of Aprill…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, July 3, 1753
July 3d [1753] Received June the 30. 1753. On Board the London for Philadelphia One long Case Mark’d L 4 M C No. 1 which I promise to Deliver (Dangers…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, March 21, 1753
Lond. March 21: 1753 My Dear friend By the Conveyance of our friend Mr. Watson whose Letter I inclose this will informe you the Abbe sent three books. 7 I…