Benjamin Franklin to Jacques de Romas, July 29, 1754

Philadelphia, July 29. 1754

Sir,

Your most obliging Favour of Octob. 19 5 with your two very ingenious Memoirs on the subject of Electricity, 6 came not to hand till yesterday. By this Vessel, which is just departing for London, I can only acknowledge the Receipt of them, and assure you that the Correspondence so kindly offer’d will be extreamly agreable to me. A more particular answer I must defer till the next Opportunity; 7 in the mean time I send you a late Paper of mine on Lightning, 8 which perhaps may not be published before this reaches your Hands.

I am very respectfully, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant

B. Franklin

M. Romas