Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, July 21, 1754

New York July 21. 1754

Dear Sir,

I wrote a Line to you from your Landing, promising to send you a Copy of the Plan of Union, which I now enclose. 2

We had a great deal of Disputation about it, almost every Article being contested by one or another; but at length we agreed on it pretty unanimously; and Copies are ordered for the several Governments: How they will relish it, or how it will be look’d on in England, I know not. It is not altogether to my mind, but ’tis as I could get it; For the sake of obtaining generals, you know one is sometimes oblig’d to give up particulars. I am, with the greatest Esteem and Respect, Dear Sir, Your most humble Servant

B Franklin

P S. You will see by the enclos’d Pamphlet, that Measures are taking in England for anglifying our Germans. 3 The Society have appointed our Governor, Mr. Allen, Mr. Peters, my self, and some others Commissioners for executing their Plan in Pensilvania.