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46,149 lettersGenl. Post Office, New York 5th. Jany. 1774. Dear Sir, Inclosed is John Stute’s[?] Bill of Exchange, on Bogle, Somerville & Company, Glasgow, for £31 4 s. 2½ d. Sterling…
London, Jan. 5. 1774 Dear Friend, I received your Favours of Oct. 29 and 31, inclosing the Votes, for which I thank you. I am much obliged to the Assembly…
London, Jan. 5, 1774. Dear Son, I received yours of October 29, and November 2. Your December packet is not yet arrived. No insinuations of the kind you mention, concerning…
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Monday evening [December, 1773? 6 ] Dr. Pringle’s Compliments to Dr. Franklin and if he is to be at home this evening and at leisure Dr. P. will wait upon…
[December 31, 1773] I concur perfectly with you in the Sentiments expressed in your last. 7 No considerate Person, I should think, can approve of desperate Remedies, except in desperate…
A Paris ce 29e. Xbre. 1773 Monsieur et cher Ami Dans le moment que je traçois cette première demie ligne on m’a annoncé une persone envoyée par M. Le Prince…
Philada. Decr. 28th 1773 Sir, In Behalf of the Directors of the Library Company of Philadelphia, we acknowledge the receipt of your sundry favours, particularly of the 22d August 1772…
Grays Inn 8th: Decr. 1773 Mr. Ellis presents his kindest respects to Doctor Franklin, he has seen Doctor Fothergill very lately, who is very urgent to have his thoughts on…
Calais le 6 xbre 1773 Monsieur Jay l’honneur de vous donner avis que je vous Envoie par messieurs minet & fector de Douvres une Caisse Emballee Contenant Librairie marquee MF…
2d of December 1773 Dear Sir This will inform you of my Savef arrivall of Dover after a passage of 30 Days. I took my Leave of mrs. Franklin the…
A paris ce 2 Xbre [1773] Voici, mon cher et illustre confrere, quelques questions que je prends la liberté de proposer à la Société philosophique de Philadelphie, et dont je…
Bristol 8th, Nov’r. 1773. Sir Your very Polite and Esteem’d Favor of the 5th Current, came in Course of Post yesterday, Inclosing Me one for Anto. Stewart Esqr. for which…
Hammersmith 8th Novr. 1773 Sir Agreable to my promise I take the Liberty of inclosing a State of the Produce of the Province of Georgia: it was Compiled by a…
London, Nov. 7, 1773. Dear Sir, Our Correspondence might be carried on for a Century with very few Letters, if you were as apt to procrastinate as myself. Tho’an habitual…
London, Nov. 3, 1773. Sir, There is at present great quietness here, and no prospect that the war between the Turks and Russians will spread farther in Europe. 2 The…
London, Nov. 3, 1773. Dear Son, I wrote you pretty fully by the last packet, and having had no line from you of later date than the beginning of August,…
London, Nov. 3, 1773. Sir, I was much pleased with the Specimens you so kindly sent me, of your new Art of Engraving. That on the China is admirable. No…
London, Nov. 1. 1773 Dear Sister, I received your kind Letter of June 28. with great Pleasure, as it inform’d me of your Welfare. I thank you for your good…
London, Oct. 9. 1773 Dear Sister, I have not heard from you since your Goods arriv’d. I hope they got safe to hand, and that they please. 6 I write…