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William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, July 29, 1773
New york July 29th. 1773 Honoured Father, I arrived here on Monday Evening last when I had the Pleasure of receiving yours of June 2. by the Packet. I am…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Winthrop, July 25, 1773
London, July 25. 73 Dear Sir I received your Favours of March 4 and April 19. Mr. Danforth paid me the 52 s. you sent by him. The Vol. of…
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Benjamin Franklin to George W. Morgan, July 14, 1773
London, July 14. 1773 Sir, I received yours of May 4. inclosing one for Mr. Wharton. 4 I sent it to him, requesting that he would let me know what…
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Benjamin Franklin to William B. Franklin, July 14, 1773
London, July 14. 1773. Dear Son, I received yours of April 5. and suppose I must have answered it, tho’ I find no such Answer in my Letter Book. I…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Foxcroft, July 14, 1773
London, July 14. 1773. Dear Friend, I received yours of June 7. and am glad to find by it that you are safely return’d from your Virginia Journey, having settled…
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Benjamin Franklin to Managers of the Philadelphia Silk Filature, July 14, 1773
London, July 14. 1773 Gentlemen, Inclos’d is the Broker’s Account of Sales of the last Silk, Accounts of Charges, and my Account Current. The Price is not so high as…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Mather, July 7, 1773
London, July 7. 1773. Reverend Sir, By a Line of the 4th. past, I acknowledged the Receipt of your Favour of March 18. and sent you with it two Pamphlets.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Massachusetts House of Representatives, July 7, 1773
London, July 7. 1773 Sir, The Parliament is at length prorogu’d without meddling with the State of America. Their Time was much employ’d in East India Business: and perhaps it…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Franklin, July 7, 1773
London, July 7. 1773 Dear Cousin, I received your kind Letter of Nov. 6. and was glad to hear of the Welfare of yourself and Family, which I hope continues.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, July 7, 1773
London, July 7. 1773. Sir, I am favoured with yours of April 20, and May 6. The Letters communicated to you were not merely to “satisfy the Curiosity” 5 of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Cooper, July 7, 1773
London, July 7, 1773. Dear Sir, I received your very valuable Favours of March 15, and April 23. 8 It rejoices me to find your Health so far restored, that…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, July 6, 1773
July 6. 1773. My dear Child, I am here in my Way to Oxford, where I am going to be present at the Installation, 7 and shall stay a few…
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John Walsh to Benjamin Franklin, July 1, 1773
Chesterfield-Street, July 1, 1773. Dear Sir, I am concerned that other engagements have prevented me from giving to the Royal Society, before their recess, a complete account of my experiments…
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Thomas Cushing to Benjamin Franklin, June 14, 1773
Boston June. 14. 1773. Sir I am now to Acknowledge the receipt of your Favors of the 9th March and the 3d. of April togather with the News Papers and…
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Samuel Cooper to Benjamin Franklin, June 14, 1773
Boston 14th[-15]. June. 1773. Dear Sir, I wrote you on the 15th. March and 23d of April last, and mention’d in these Letters, which I hope you have receiv’d, the…
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Edward Rowe Mores to Benjamin Franklin, June 7, 1773
Leyton, Essex. 7 June. 1773. Sir, Mrs. James is so teazing that I am constrained to apply to you for relief. I could write a volume of grievances; but as…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Sr Williams, June 4, 1773
London, June 4. 1773 Dear Cousin I have just time to acknowledge the Receipt of yours of April 15. with the £50 Bill, (Ross and Mills) part of the Money…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Mather, June 4, 1773
London, June 4. 1773 Reverend Sir, I received your respected Favour of March 18. with the valuable Pamphlets it enclosed for which I thank you: By the next Opportunity I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, June 4, 1773
London, June 4. 1773. Sir, The above is a Copy of mine per Packet, inclosing the Original of His Majesty’s Answer to our Petitions and Remonstrance. 4 I now send…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, June 2, 1773
London, June 2. 1773. Sir, Since my last, which was of the 6th past, I have been honour’d with yours of March 6. and 24. inclosing a Petition to the…