Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Vaughan, April 17, 1784

Passy, April 17. 1784

My dear Friend,

Since I wrote to you respecting Dr. Withering, I have received a very satisfactory Letter from him. 2 So this Affair need not give you father [farther] Trouble.— I am sorry to hear you are hurt by a Fall from your Horse. I hope the Effects will not be lasting; and that by this time you are recover’d.

It will give me great Pleasure to hear that our Friend has an Opportunity of doing all the Good he wishes; as he [ is ] capable of doing a great deal.

I do not understand well a Paragraph of your last (dated April 2) 3 relating to the Subscription of the 39 Articles. 4 Please to explain in your next.—

It would be well not to think of a new Edition of that Collection, ’till I can from America render it more compleat. Have you ever enquir’d of Govr Franklin, what supply he can furnish? He had a great many Things.— 5