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Benjamin Franklin to William Hewson, August 23, 1771
[Aug. 23, 1771 3 ] Dr. Hunter expects Mr. Hewson should go on with his Business as usual during the Remainder of the Term they are to continue together; and…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, August 19, 1771
London, Augt. 19. 1771. My Lord, By the Southampton Coach, I have sent your Lordship the Book of State Trials, which would have been sent sooner but that I hoped…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, August 17, 1771
London, Aug. 17. 1771 My dear Child, I wrote to you some time since to go by Capt. Falconer, but he is still here. I have since written to you…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, August 15, 1771
London, Augt. 15. 1771 My dear Lord, Many Thanks for your Letters to the Primate and Mr. Jackson; which I shall take care to forward if I should happen not…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Canton, August 15, 1771
Augt. 15. 71 Dear Sir, I have just received the enclos’d from Dr. Priestly. And as it contains an Account of a new Discovery of his, which is very curious,…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Bartram, July 17, 1771
London, July 17. 1771 My good and dear old Friend, I received your kind Letter of April 29. wherein you complain of your Friends here not writing to you. I…
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Massachusetts House of Representatives to Benjamin Franklin, July 13, 1771
Boston July 13th. 1771. Sir, We take this Opportunity just to acquaint you that our Governor has received a late Instruction by which he is expressly forbid for the future…
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Jonathan Sr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, July 12, 1771
Boston July 12th 1771 Honoured sir Cap. Lloyd was to Sail yesterday; I inclos’d a Bill for £100 and put it in the Bag a few oures afterward I Received…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Franklin, July 12, 1771
London, July 12. 1771 Loving Cousin, I received your kind Letter of May 17. and rejoice to hear that you and your good Family are well. My Love to them.…
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Samuel Cooper to Benjamin Franklin, July 10, 1771
Boston N.E. 10th July. 1771 Dear Sir, I should sooner have acknowledg’d the Receit of your Favors of Decemr 30. and Feby 5. had not the State of my Health…
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John Joachim Zubly to Benjamin Franklin, July 9, 1771
Savanah July 9. 1771. Sir By a Letter lately received of Mr. Jasper Mauduit I find that Gentleman (whom I have not the Pleasure to know) has applied for your…
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Noble Wimberly Jones to Benjamin Franklin, July 8, 1771
Savannah July 8, 1771 Dear Sir I received on the first instant yours of 5th March and first of May, 1 am very glad the Bills to reimburse the Money…
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Thomas Bond to Benjamin Franklin, July 6, 1771
Philadelp: July 6. 1771. Dear Sir. This will be delivered to You by Mr. Daniel Kheun, the Brother of Doct. Kheun, Professor of Materia Medica and Botany in our Colledge.…
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John Peter Miller to Benjamin Franklin, June 12, 1771
Ephrata in Pennsylvania the 12th. of June 1771. Sir! Being prevented by many Interruptions, the Discharge upon your worthy Letter was so long postponed. I send you hereby a Collection,…
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Arthur Lee to Samuel Adams, June 10, 1771
Temple, June 10th, 1771. I have read lately in your papers an assurance from Dr. Franklin that all designs against the charter of the colony are laid aside. This is…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, June 10, 1771
London, June 10. 1771 Sir, I received your Favour of the 30th. of April, a few Days since, with the Newspapers, &c. and am much oblig’d by the Information you…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, June 5, 1771
London, June 5. 1771 My dear Child, I have lately made a Journey of a Fortnight, to Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, and Manchester 3 and return’d only in time to be…
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Benjamin Franklin to Library Company of Philadelphia, June 5, 1771
London, June 5. 1771 Gentlemen, Inclos’d is an Invoice of the Books shipp’d for the Library Company by Mr. Strahan. I happen’d to be in the Country when they were…
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Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg to Benjamin Franklin, May 27, 1771
A Paris ce 27e may 1771 Monsieur, oserois-je encore ajouter, et cher Ami? Il y a bientôt huit mois que vous ne m’avez honoré de vos nouvelles, je cherche à…
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Charles Jackson to Benjamin Franklin, May 20, 1771
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