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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, March 23, 1774
London, March 23. 1774 Dear Sister, A violent Cold which affects my Head and Eyesight, makes it inconvenient to me to write much; yet I would not miss the Opportunity…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, March 22, 1774
London, March 22. 1774. Sir, I received your Favour of Jan. 23. 9 I suppose we never had since we were a People, so few Friends in Britain. The violent…
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Benjamin Franklin to Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, March 20, 1774
London, March 20. 1774. Sir, I am ashamed that my late continued Embarras in public Affairs, should have so long prevented my answering the Letter you honoured me with, of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Giambatista Beccaria, March 20, 1774
London, March. 20. 1774 Revd. and Dear Sir, I have receiv’d several of your Favours lately relating to the Edition of your Book in English, which I have put into…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jan Ingenhousz, March 18, 1774
London, March 18. 1774 Dear Friend, I have lately been favoured with yours of the 24th past. 3 I am very sensible of your Kindness in the Concern you express…
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John Temple to James Bowdoin, February 20, 1774
London Febry. the 20th. 1774 My Dear Sir I had pleasure in receiving your favor of the 13th. December (with the inclosure) which has had a good effect on the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, February 20, 1774
[London, February 20, 1774] My dear Child, I have written fully to you and several friends by Capt. All; but as I know you like to have a letter by…
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Benjamin Franklin to New Jersey Assembly Committee of Correspondence, February 18, 1774
London, Feb. 18. 1774 Gentlemen, With this you will receive the Act for Settling the Boundary between your Province and New York. 3 The Obstruction given in America to the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, February 18, 1774
London, Feb. 18, 1774. Dear Friend, I received your Favour of Nov. 10, inclosing a Bill of Exchange, Willing & Morris, on Errecart DelRio & Co. for £400. 9 and…
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Benjamin Franklin to William B. Franklin, February 18, 1774
Feb. 18 1774 Some tell me that it is determined to displace you likewise, but I do not know it as certain. I only give you the hint, as an…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Foxcroft, February 18, 1774
London, Feb. 18. 1774 Dear Sir, I received yours of Dec. 29. with the Account. I wrote by the Packet to my Family to receive no more of those Payments,…
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Katherine French to Benjamin Franklin, February 17, 1774
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, February 17, 1774
London, Feb. 17. 1774 Dear Sister, I received your kind Letter of Dec. 11. and rejoice to hear of your Welfare and easy Situation. You will hear before this comes…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, February 17, 1774
London, Feb. 17, 1774. Dear Son, I received Yours of Nov. 20, 30, Dec. 28 and Jan. 1. Before this gets to hand you will have heard that I am…
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Joshua Babcock to Benjamin Franklin, February 15, 1774
Westerly 15th Februa 1774 Sir In your last Favour, alas too long since, of 3rd Augt. 1772, You are pleas’d to say “if they will not beleive poor Richard neither…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, February 15, 1774
London, February 15 [—19?], 1774. Sir, I Wrote a line to you by the last packet, just to acquaint you there had been a hearing on our petition. I shall…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Noble, February 14, 1774
London, Feb. 14. 1774 Sir, The Bearer, William Brown, being bred to the Tanning Business, is desirous of trying his Fortune in America. He is well recommended to me as…
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John Madocks to Henry Bathurst, Baron Apsley, January 7, 1774
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Elizabeth Henckell to Benjamin Franklin, January 5, 1774
Hampton Janry 5 [1774? 9 ] Dear Sir I cannot refrain from taking up my pen to thank you warmly for your kind compliance with my requests and still kinder…
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William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, January 5, 1774
Burlington Janry. 5th. 1774 Honoured Father, I Yesterday sent down to Philadelphia two Half Barrels of choice Pork, and a Keg of dryed Apples, to be sent to you in…