Benjamin Franklin to Abiah Franklin, October 16, 1747

Philadelphia, October 16, 1747 5

Honoured Mother,

This has been a busy day with your daughter and she is gone to bed much fatigued and cannot write.

I send you inclosed, one of our new almanacks; we print them early, because we send them to many places far distant. I send you also, a moidore inclosed, which please to accept towards chaise hire, that you may ride warm to meetings this winter. Pray tell us, what kind of a sickness you have had in Boston this summer: besides the measles and flux, which have carried off many children, we have lost some grown persons, by what we call the Yellow Fever; though that is almost if not quite over, thanks to God, who has preserved all our family, in perfect health. Here are cousins Coleman, and two Folgers, all well. 6 Your grandaughter is the greatest lover of her book and school, of any child I ever knew, and is very dutiful to her mistress as well as to us. 7 I doubt not but brother Mecom 8 will send the collar as soon as he can conveniently. My love to him, sister, and all the children. I am, Your dutiful son,

B. Franklin