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Benjamin Franklin to William B. Franklin, April 16, 1768
London, April 16, 1768. Dear Son, Since my last, a long one of March 13, nothing has been talked or thought of here but elections. There have been amazing contests…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, April 16, 1768
London April 16. 1768. My dear Child While I am writing, the letters by the March packet are come to hand with yours of the 9th and 12th. Amidst all…
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Charles Lee to Benjamin Franklin, April 7, 1768
Barton April the 7th 1768 Dear Sir. I forgot before I left London to desire You wou’d (if Mr. Durden shoud write to me on the subject of the Springsborough…
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Associates of Dr. Bray to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1760
[Before April 7. A notice of the meeting of the Associates at ten o’clock on that day, at their office at the Angel and Bible in Ave-Mary Lane.]
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, February 21, 1768
London, Feb. 21. 1768 My dear Sister, I received your kind Letter of Dec. 1. 1 I condole with you affectionately once more on the grievous Affliction you have met…
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Pennsylvania Assembly Committee of Correspondence to Richard H. Jackson, February 20, 1768
[February 20, 1768] Gentlemen, We are particularly enjoined by the House of Assembly, now sitting, to request that you would co-operate with the Agents of the other colonies in any…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Wharton, February 20, 1768
London, Feb. 20, 1768. Dear Friend, I received your favours of November 17, and 18, with another dozen of excellent wine the manufacture of our friend Lievezy. 2 I thank…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Livezey, February 20, 1768
London, Feb. 20, 1768. Sir: I received of Captain Falconer your kind letter of Nov. 18, with a very welcome present of another Dozen of your wine. 9 The former…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, February 20, 1768
London, Feb. 20. 1768 My dear Child I have written to you lately by Packet, by Mr. Ayres, and by Capt. Falkener, 5 and have little to add; but I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwalader Evans, February 20, 1768
London, Feb. 20, 1768. Dear Friend: I wrote you a few Lines per Capt. Falconer, and sent you Dr. Watson’s new Piece, of Experiments on Inoculation, 8 which I hope…
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Henry Home, Lord Kames to Benjamin Franklin, February 18, 1768
Edinburgh, 18th. Feby. [176]8 I begin to perceive in my decline of life 4 that happiness, comfort at least, depends more upon what a Philosopher would call slight conveniences than…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, February 17, 1768
London, Feb. 17. 1768. Dear Sir, In mine of Jan. 9. 8 I wrote to you that I believ’d notwithstanding the Clamor against America had been greatly increas’d by the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, February 16, 1768
London, Feb. 16. 1768 My dear Child I wrote to you per Packet, and also by Mr. Ayres, 5 who goes in Sparks. But I must send you a Line…
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Martha Johnson to Benjamin Franklin, February 15, 1768
Letchlade Febry the 15 1768 Hounored Sir I Recived yours with the inclosed and am gratly obliged to you for the troble I give you and sence there is nothing…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, February 13, 1768
London, Feb. 13, 1768 My dear Child I received your kind Letter per Capt. Story, 6 of Nov. 19, and a subsequent one per Capt. Falkner 7 without date. I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, January 9, 1768
London, Jan. 9, 1768. Dear Sir, I wrote to you via Boston and have little to add except to acquaint you that some changes have taken place since my last,…
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Benjamin Franklin to William B. Franklin, January 9, 1768
London, Jan. 9, 1768. Dear Son, We have had so many alarms of changes which did not take place, that just when I wrote 7 it was thought the ministry…
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John Winthrop to Benjamin Franklin, January 6, 1768
Jan. 6, 1768. I have read in the Philosophical Transactions the account of the effects of lightning on St. Bride’s steeple. 6 ’Tis amazing to me, that after the full…
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Benjamin Franklin to Mary (Polly) Stevenson Hewson, January 1, 1767
[1767–1770 4 ] [ First part missing ] and a Train of various Amusements daily interfering, I as continually put off Writing till to-morrow; when I receiv’d the second Letter,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Sir John Pringle, January 1, 1767
[1767? 9 ] Dear Sir, I have attentively perused the Remarks of Capt. Coats, relative to Voyages into Hudson’s Bay, the Geography of the Country, 1 and his Reasons for…