All Letters

Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris, August 29, 1775

Brunswick, Augt. 29. 1775 Dear Sir, Understanding since I came hither that 4 Waggon Loads of Gunpowder for New York, which had been landed at the Neversinks, pass’d thro’ here…

Benjamin Franklin to Gurdon Saltonstall, August 27, 1775

[August 27, 1775] I have an esteemed favor of Doctr. Franklyn’s dated 27. ulto. kindly acknowledg the receipt of mine you forwarded datd. 11th. ulto. condolg me on my misfortunes,…

Benjamin Franklin to Silas Deane, August 27, 1775

Philada Augt. 27. 1775. Dear Sir, I am much oblig’d by your Favour of the 13th Inst. Mr. Goddard, Riding Surveyor to the Gen. Post Office is gone to the…

Benjamin Franklin to Nicholas Cooke, August 27, 1775

Philada. Augt. 27. 1775. Sir, I received yours of the 15th Instant, acquainting me with the Loss of the Mail; and proposing a new Route for the Post, to prevent…

Thomas Bromfield to Benjamin Franklin, August 12, 1775

London 12th Augst: 1775. Dear Sir. With pleasure your friends received the agreable inteligence of your safe arrival and health. Inclos’d I return a Letter for you directed to our…

Benjamin Franklin to Philip Schuyler, August 10, 1775

Philada. Aug. 10. 1775 Sir, I did myself the Honour of Writing to you by the Return of your Express on the 8th Instant. Immediately after dispatching him, it occurr’d…

Pennsylvania Committee of Safety to Albany Committee, August 10, 1775

Benjamin Franklin to Philip Schuyler, August 8, 1775

Philada. Augt. 8. 1775. 5 PM. Sir, Your Letter to the President of the Congress, arrived here just now by an Express from Albany, and is brought to me, the…

Pennsylvania Committee of Safety to Commissioner and Three Assessors of Bucks County, August 8, 1775

Benjamin Gale to Benjamin Franklin, August 7, 1775

Killingworth 7 Augt 1775. Honoured and Dear Sir After so Long Absence I have been Impatient To Congratulate You on Your Safe return to America, at a Time when Your…

Edward Bancroft to Benjamin Franklin, August 7, 1775

Downing street London Aug. 7th. 1775 Dear Sir I had lately the honour of acquainting you by Capt. Read with some particulars which I now confirm, 2 and although but…

Samuel Chase to Benjamin Franklin, August 4, 1775

Annapolis. Augt. 4th. 1775 Dear Sir: Colo. Harrison yesterday having informed Me that a Constitutional Post Office is now established, and that You are appointed the Head of that Department,…

“A Freeman and Associator” to Benjamin Franklin, August 3, 1775

[Between August 3 and 19?, 1775] Sir As the laws of war are very arbitrary; and vest an absolute Power in the Hands of one Class of men, over the…

Benjamin Franklin to Mary (Polly) Stevenson Hewson, July 8, 1775

Philada. July 8. 1775 My dear Friend I thank you for your kind Letter of April 11th. It grieves me that the present Situation of publick Affairs, makes it not…

Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, July 7, 1775

Philada July 7. 1775 I received with great Pleasure my dear Friends very kind Letter of April 19, as it informed me of his Welfare, and that of the amiable…

Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Priestley, July 7, 1775

Philadelphia, 7th July, 1775. Dear Friend The Congress met at a time when all minds were so exasperated by the perfidy of General Gage, and his attack on the country…

Arthur Lee to Benjamin Franklin, July 6, 1775

July 6th. 1775. Dear Sir. I write to you more to prove my remembrance of you, than for the importance of any thing I have to communicate. The two defeats…

Jonathan Shipley to Benjamin Franklin, June 1, 1775

[June 1775] Dear Sir I would give much more than I can afford for one hours friendly Conversation with You. Writing is a tedious dilatory Business and tis impossible to…

Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, June 30, 1775

La Haie 30e Juin 1775 Monsieur, En réponse à la Lettre toute obligeante dont vous m’avez favorisé en date du 24 Fevrier 1774, puisque j’ai eu le bonheur de rencontrer…

Benjamin Franklin to John Sargent, June 27, 1775

Philada. June 27. 1775. Dear Sir, I have written to Messrs. Browns and Collinson to pay the Ballance of my Acct to you; 8 and I beg you to take…