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Samuel Rhoads to Benjamin Franklin, May 30, 1772
Philada: May the 30th 1772 Dear Friend Loxly going early in the Morning to Morrow for London, gives me the Opertunity of Acknowledging thy Favour per Falconer, 5 which with…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, May 29, 1772
Boston May 29. 1772 Dear and honoured Sir I have but just Time to acknowledge the Receipt of yours per my Brother, whose Arival we had been long wishing for,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard Dawson, May 29, 1772
Cravenstreet, London, May 29. 1772 Sir, Having yesterday at your Request view’d the Magazines of Gunpowder at Purfleet, in order to consider of their Preservation from Danger by Lightning, I…
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Library Company of Philadelphia to Benjamin Franklin, May 28, 1772
Preceding From Library Company of Philadelphia to Franklin [27 April 1772] Next From Franklin to Library Company of Philadelphia [22 August 1772] All All correspondence between Library Company of Philadelphia…
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Dorothea Blunt to Benjamin Franklin, May 24, 1772
Streatham Sunday 2 o Clock [May 24, 1772 6 ] Dear Sir I promis’d you to meet your agreable friend on Tuesday in Craven Street, and myself the pleasure of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Priestley, May 4, 1772
London, May 4 1772 Dear Sir, I think with you that there cannot be the least Occasion for my explaining your Method of impregnating Water with fix’d Air to Messrs.…
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Dorothea Blunt to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1772
May the 1st [1772?] Dear Sir Shoud this be fortunate enough to meet you at home and Shou’d you be disengag’d, I shall think myself in luck for as I…
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William Henly to Benjamin Franklin, April 1, 1772
Sunday Eve. [April?, 8 1772] Dear Sir: I have this day repeated in the most accurate manner I was able, my experiment with the Bladder gilded with leaf brass, and…
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Library Company of Philadelphia to Benjamin Franklin, April 27, 1772
Philada. April 27th 1772 Sir, By order of the Directors of the Library Co. of Philada. we have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your polite and friendly Letter…
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Anthony Benezet to Benjamin Franklin, April 27, 1772
Philadelphia, the 27th. 4th Month 1772 Dear Friend Benjamin Franklin Thy affectionate letter, by Capne. Falconer, gave me great pleasure. To hear of the welfare of a real friend and…
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William Temple Franklin to Jonathan Jr Williams, April 25, 1772
London, April 25th 1772 Dear Jonathan. I am sorry I could not have the pleasure of writing to you before now, but I hope this letter will find you in…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jean Baptiste Le Roy, April 20, 1772
London, April 20. 1772 Dear Sir, I received your Favour of March 5 2 per M. Dazoux, and shall be glad of any Opportunity of doing him Service. It gave…
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Alexander Small to Benjamin Franklin, April 13, 1772
New York April 13th 1772 Dear Sir Having soon dispatched all I could do in Jamaica, and having no Opportunity of returning soon to Britain from thence, I was tempted…
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John Michell to Benjamin Franklin, April 13, 1772
Preceding From Michell to Franklin [6 September 1767] All All correspondence between Michell and Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, April 13, 1772
London, April 13. 1772 Dear Sister, I received your kind Letter by Mrs. Wright, and shall do her all the Service in my Power. I think I wrote to you…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, April 13, 1772
London, 13 April, 1772. Sir, I wrote to you in January last a long letter, by Meyrick, and at the same time wrote to the Committee, since which I have…
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Benjamin Franklin to Lancelot Cowper, March 13, 1772
Cravenstreet London, March the 13th. 1772. Sir I was favoured by your Forwarding a Letter to me the 7th of last Month, which came in Capt. Spain, with a small…
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William Neate to Benjamin Franklin, March 11, 1772
Preceding From Neate to Franklin [27 June 1765] Next From Neate to Franklin [24 December 1774] All All correspondence between Neate and Franklin
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John Huske to Benjamin Franklin, March 10, 1772
Paris 10th. March 1772 Dear Sir, The enclosed Letter will fully disclose to you the Plan and the views of the Gentleman, who designs himself the honor of delivering you…
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Jean Baptiste Le Roy to Benjamin Franklin, March 5, 1772
aux Galeries du Louvre ce 5 Mars. [1772] Je demande Monsieur à tous les Anglois que Je vois de vos nouvelles. Je vis dernierement M. Ingelhausen qui me fit grand…