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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, September 18, 1778
Bir[mingha]m Sepr. 18./78 Sir My having an oppertunity to forward this under cover to my freind Mr. I[zar]d, 9 induces me to obtrude a few lines on You. Mr. Alex[ande]r…
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Letters from Thomas Digges
Thomas Digges was an English mathematician and astronomer. He was the first to expound the Copernican system in English but discarded the notion of a fixed shell of immoveable stars to postulate infinitely many stars at varying distances. He was also first to postulate the "dark night sky paradox".
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54 letters
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, December 19, 1778
B——l [Bristol] 19th. Decr. 1778 Dr. Sir Encouragd by an offer of getting this Letter deliverd safely by a private hand, I sit down to acknowlege the receipt of Your…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, May 4, 1779
Hotel de Yorke 4th May/79 9 Sir I am very sorry to be troublsome to You, but I find great difficulty in procuring my pass, & am not likely to…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, May 12, 1779
London 12. May 1779 Dr. Sir My journey hither was a favourable one & I am in hopes will turn out to good account; I have not yet however been…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, May 25, 1779
25.th. May. [1779] 3 Dr. Sir On the business of the purchase which I have wrote you about by every post save the last for four or five back, I…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, May 31, 1779
Londn. May 31.[–June 1] 1779 Dr. Sir I have wrote You from time to time since I had the pleasure of seeing You, about a matter we conversd upon, and…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, July 6, 1779
London 6 July 1779. Dr Sir. I make use of the oppertunity by the under Spanish Secretary (who takes his departure today with the remaining domestiques of the Ambassador) to…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, July 14, 1779
July 14. 1779— Dr Sir Having the promise of getting this safe into a Post office on the other side of the water I have stept into a Coffee House…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, September 4, 1779
Saty. morng 4 Septr. 1779 Dr. Sir I have risqued two letters to you very lately, and having an oppertunity by private conveyance I repeat to you the substance of…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, October 30, 1779
Octor 30. 1779 Dr Sir Since I wrote you by Mr. Luard the 8 & 12th. Int. (and in these letters took the liberty to introduce Mr Luard to you)…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, November 15, 1779
London 15 Novr. 1779 Dr. Sir The Bearer of this Letter, Mr Fabroni, has obligingly given me an oppertunity to send the inclosd to You.— He is a young Gentleman…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1779
St James’s 4 London Novr 30 79 Dr. Sir I gave you a manuscript Copy of the Kings Speech & the debates on the amendment thereon, by last frydays post;…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, December 17, 1779
Putney 17th. Decr. 14th Novr 1779 4 Dr. Sir I am afraid the Commn for the purchase of the Books &ca. 5 will take me so much time as to…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, January 11, 1780
Jany 11. 1780 Dear Sir Mr Barber the Bearer of this & several other letters to you which was given Him yesterday, has been good enough to wait a day,…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, February 10, 1780
Peckam Feby. 10. 1780 Dear Sir I wrote you on a matter of business by Capn. B——t [Belt] the 28th. ulo. & hope as the interest of himself & five…
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Thomas Digges to John Adams, March 3, 1780
London 3 Mar 1780 Sir In a letter from Mr. L of the 16th Feby. I find He was good enough to mention me to You 1 and that you…
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Thomas Digges to John Adams, March 7, 1780
7th Mar/80 Sir Since my letter of the 3d. a Gazette Extraordinary, has announcd the arrival of dispatches from 1 Adl. Digby, who is returnd with the fleet and spanish…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, March 7, 1780
London 7 Mar. 1780 Dr. Sir I am to beg the favour of you to inform me by first post, If the following American bills of Exa. are good ones;…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, March 17, 1780
17 Mar 1780 Dr. Sir This will be handed you by a Capn. Jno Snelling a native of Boston tho for many years past He has been employd in the…
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Thomas Digges to John Adams, April 6, 1780
London April 6. 1780 Dr. Sir I have wrote you by Common post the 20th 1 and 28th of last Month, and Capt Cozeneau, 2 whom you know something of,…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, April 14, 1780
London 14. Apl. 1780 Dr. Sir Since my last to you I have recd a few lines from your Relation by the hands of Mr. L——g——n, & am very much…
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Thomas Digges to John Adams, April 28, 1780
Dulwitch 28 Apr. 1780 Dr. Sir I attend to what you mention by Capt. C. 1 the 15th. Instant, and have in consequence, some days ago shippd for Ostend, in…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, April 28, 1780
Lond. 28 april 1780 We have at length got some accots from Clinton. A packet which left N York the 30th Mar is and. 8 There are no official dispatches…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, May 24, 1780
London 24 May 1780 Dr. Sir I took the liberty, in a letter of the 9th. Inst. to solicit the favour of You to help me to a full length…