Letter
William Churchill Houston to Benjamin Franklin, February 9, 1780
Philada. 9 February 1780 Sir I take the Liberty of troubling you with the enclosed Letters to put them in the Way of reaching the several Persons to whom they…
William Churchill Houston, a Founding Father of the United States, was a teacher, lawyer and statesman. Houston served as a delegate representing New Jersey in both the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780.
Philada. 9 February 1780 Sir I take the Liberty of troubling you with the enclosed Letters to put them in the Way of reaching the several Persons to whom they…