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Mr. –– Wood to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1765
Saturday night [1765–1775] Mr. and Mrs. Wood present their Compliments to Dr. Frankland and beg the favour of his Company to dinner to morrow at three o’ Clock.
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Thomas Whately to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1765
Parliamt. Street Tuesday night [1765] Mr. Whately presents his Compliments to Mr. Franklyn and will be much obliged to him, if he will do him the favor to call upon…
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William Strahan to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1765
Sunday noon [1765–1775] Mr. and Mrs. Strahan present their Compliments to Dr. Franklin and the Ladies, 8 and conceiving it may be more agreeable and convenient for them, will not…
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Thomas Wharton to Benjamin Franklin, December 30, 1765
Philada. Decemr. 30. 1765 My Dear Friend I wrote thee a few Lines on the 18th Inst.—and two days past was favoured with thy Letter of the 26th Sepr. 8…
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Jane Mecom to Benjamin Franklin, December 30, 1765
Boston Dec. 30 1765 7 Dear Brother I have alredy wrote you two Leters won about four months ago [by?] Capt. Freeman, the other about a month Past by Capt.…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, December 20, 1765
Burlington, Decemb. 20. 1765 Honoured Sir My last to you was the Beginning of November last, 1 very short, as I was then taken with the Gout in my Hand,…
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William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, December 17, 1765
Burlington, Decbr: 17. 1765 Honoured Sir, You will probably have heard before this reaches you of the Return of Col. Croghan, and the Success he every where met with in…
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Francis Hopkinson to Benjamin Franklin, December 13, 1765
Philada. Decr. 13th. 1765 My dear Friend By this Time I hope his Lordship has recieved our Letters, 1 and as the Bishops always spend their Winter in London it…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, December 13, 1765
London Dec. 13. 1765 Dear Child, I can only write one Line to let you know I am well, and shall write fully to you and all my Friends as…
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William Heberden to Benjamin Franklin, December 4, 1765
[December 4–9, 1765] 9 Dr. Heberden sends his compliments to Dr. Franklin, and desires the favor of his company at dinner on wednesday next (Decr. 11th.) at half an hour…
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John Ross to Benjamin Franklin, November 1, 1765
[November 1765] 7 Dear Sir, In the Midst of our Confusions, You will permit me to trouble You with the reading a line from me also, but to give You…
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Ezra Stiles to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1765
Newport 30 Novr 1765 Dear Sir The inclosed is the Copy of a Letter I delivered on the 16th. Inst. to be conveyed by a Vessel bound to Falmouth, which…
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Joseph Galloway to Richard H. Jackson, November 29, 1765
Philada. Novr. 29 1765 Messrs. Jackson and Franklin Sirs The Merchants of this City, greatly destrest with the present Circumstances of their Commerce, have transmitted to the Merchants and Manufacturers…
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Hugh Roberts to Benjamin Franklin, November 27, 1765
27: 11 mo: 1765 BF Dear Friend I am favoured with thy short Epistle of Augt. 9th 2 and when I considered the lesser demand thou mentions for Cutting a…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, November 27, 1765
Wednesday morng. [November 27, 1765] 8 Oh! my dear Friend! I never was more surpriz’d than on reading your Note. 9 I grieve for you, for Mrs. Strahan, for Mr.…
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Ezra Stiles to Benjamin Franklin, November 26, 1765
Newport Novr. 26. 1765 Dear Sir On the 22d Instant I received your Favor of the 5th. of July last, and the Diploma from the University of Edinburgh, with the…
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Thomas Hutchinson to Benjamin Franklin, October 27, 1765
Boston 27 Octr 1765 Dear Sir The grievous loss I have sustained in consequence of the resentment of the people against the stamp duty and the refusal of the assembly…
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Hannah Walker to Benjamin Franklin, October 26, 1765
Westbury Oct th: 26: 1765 Honoured Sir I have sent an order according to Mrs. Stevensons Letter and return you a thousand thanks for so great a Favour and my…
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Ezra Stiles to Benjamin Franklin, October 23, 1765
New Haven 23 Octr. 1765 Dear sir Instead of the Braunian Experiment or any other philosophical Disquisitions which used to be the subject of the Correspondence with which you have…
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Casper Krible to David Deshler, October 21, 1765
Towamencin Oct. 21st. 1765. Dearly beloved Friends David Deshler John and Richard Wister The special Confidence we repose in You, arising from our long experience of your Sincerity and Candor…