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William Henly to Benjamin Franklin, November 26, 1772
Thursday mor[ning, November 26? 7 , 1772] Worthy Sir: I have Received your very obliging favour, and take the first opportunity of returning you my most sincere thanks for the…
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Benjamin Franklin to a Member of the Royal Society, November 26, 1772
Cravenstreet, Nov. 26. 1772 Sir The Council of the Royal Society having put Sir John Pringle, Bart. in nomination for President; and being myself persuaded from what I know of…
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Henry Marchant to Benjamin Franklin, November 21, 1772
Newport Rhode Island Novr. 21. 1772 Dear Sir, Hurried by one Circumstance and another since my Return, I have not been able till now to sit down to acknowledge my…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, November 19, 1772
London, Nov. 19. 1772 My dear Child, I had no Line from you per last Packet, but hope to receive Letters of yours per Capt. All when he arrives. Thanks…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Foxcroft, November 19, 1772
London, Nov. 19. 1772 Dear Friend, I received yours and Mr. Colden’s with the Accounts, and Bills, per Packet, concerning which shall be more particular in my next. This Line…
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Managers of the Philadelphia Silk Filature to Benjamin Franklin, November 17, 1772
Philadelphia 17th: Novr. 1772 Dear Friend The new Elected Managers of the Filature met last Evening with a View of acknowledging thy late letters but found the Catharine Captain Sutton…
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Deborah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, November 16, 1772
November 16 1773 [ i.e. , 1772 4 ] My Dear Child I did resevef yours by Capt. Folkner but as he dus not Saile to London I have sente…
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Benjamin Franklin to Académie Royale des Sciences, November 16, 1772
London, Nov. 16. 1772 Gentlemen, A Place among your foreign Members is justly esteemed, by all Europe, the greatest Honour a Man can arrive at in the Republick of Letters:…
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Nathaniel Falconer to Benjamin Franklin, November 15, 1772
Philadelphia Novr. 15th. 1772 Dear Sir, This serves to acquaint you I have sent you by Captn. Sutton 8 one barrel of Newtown Pippens, one Cask of shell Bark Hickory…
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Frederik Borchard Lodewijk van Westerholt to Benjamin Franklin, November 12, 1772
Hacforth, ce 12 Nov. 1772 Monsieur, La lecture de votre projet d’un voyage par Souscription pour porter les commodités de la vie et tous nos avantages et jouissances Européennes aux…
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William Henly to Benjamin Franklin, October 28, 1772
Wednesday 2 OClock [October 28, 1772? 3 ] Sir: I have this morning received the [enclosed] Letter from a friend at Lewes, and though it may contain nothing that is…
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Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg to Benjamin Franklin, October 28, 1772
A Paris ce 28e. 8bre. 1772 Monsieur et cher Ami Je travaille autant qu’il est en moi à remplir mes engagemens, en refondant en entier la traduction de vos excellens…
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James Hutton to Benjamin Franklin, October 23, 1772
Oct. 23. late at night. [1772] Dear Sir I hope you will excuse my troubling you in the Country, if I could have found you in Town I had not.…
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Mary (Polly) Stevenson Hewson to Benjamin Franklin, October 22, 1772
Broad Street Oct. 22. 1772 Dear Sir My Mother hopes you receiv’d a Letter from Mr. Collinson, for she desir’d him to write to you one evening about a Bill…
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Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital to Benjamin Franklin, October 20, 1772
Philadia. 10th. Mo. 20th. 1772 Esteemed Friends It is with much satisfaction we received Intelligence from our Friend David Barclay, by his Letter of the 27th Augst. That, “by Order…
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Pennsylvania Assembly Committee of Correspondence to Benjamin Franklin, October 16, 1772
Philadelphia Octr. 16. 1772 Sir, We transmit inclosed the Resolves of the House appointing us their Committee of Correspondence, and you their Agent to transact the Affairs of this Province…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, October 13, 1772
Boston October 13. 1772 Dear and honoured sir I received your favour dated July 22 and am very happy that my Letter gave you satisfaction: I am only concern’d that…
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William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, October 13, 1772
Philada. Octr. 13th. 1772 Honoured Father, I informed you by the Packet which sailed a few Days ago, that I had received yours of the 14th. and 15th. of July,…
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Joseph Galloway to Benjamin Franklin, October 12, 1772
Philadelphia Octr. 12. 1772. Dear Friend I inclose three Bills of Exchange the Amount of your last Years which I hope will be duly honor’d. Our annual Election is now…
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Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg to Benjamin Franklin, October 9, 1772
Paris ce 9e. 8br. 1772 Monsieur et cher Ami J’arrive de la campagne ou j’ai passé deux jours, et j’ai enfin trouvé a mon arrivée le manuscrit de la traduction…