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Isaac All to Benjamin Franklin, April 30, 1765
[Ham]burgh 30th. April 1765 Dear Sir Your favour of the 3d. March I answer’d the 12th. 3 which I hope Came to your hand when I wrote I expected to…
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Thomas Wharton to Benjamin Franklin, April 27, 1765
Philada. April 27th. 1765. My Dear Friend, Benja: Franklin My last to thee, was on the 13th. Inst. via Dublin; containing Robert Callender Esqr his Letter, and some depositions relative…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, April 25, 1765
Burlington April 25. 1765. Honoured Sir, In my last to you, 3 I acquainted you of my Intention to remove the Press and printing Materials, late B. Mecom’s, to this…
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John Whitehurst to Benjamin Franklin, April 23, 1765
Derby 23 April 1765 Sir It gave me great pleasure to hear of Your safe Arrival in England. As I flatter’d my self with hopes of the very great pleasure…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, April 19, 1765
Friday [April or July] 19: 1765 9 P Collinson Incloses to his Dear Friend the Receipt for the Box of Seeds to Doctor Hope. 1 That and my Letter I…
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Lawrence Holden to Benjamin Franklin, April 18, 1765
Maldon in Essex Aprl. 18. 1765. Sir Agreeable to your kind assistances and instructions in the affair, seven setts of my paraphrase are now handsomely bound, and ready to be…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, April 18, 1765
London, April 18. 1765 My dear Child, I this Morning receiv’d a Letter from you, enclos’d in one from Mr. Hall. 6 I have only time to acknowledge this now,…
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Peter Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, February 21, 1765
Philada. Feb. 21st 1765 Dear Brother I wrote to you about the Begining of Jany. 2 which gave Account of the weather and wind we Had from the Time of…
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Ezra Stiles to Benjamin Franklin, February 20, 1765
Newport, Febry 20. 1765 Dear Sir If I ask too great a favor of you to forward the inclosed Letter to the Sieur Lomonosow at Petersburg, 6 I leave it…
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Sir Alexander Dick to Benjamin Franklin, February 19, 1765
Prestonfield February 19. 1765 Sir Alexander Dicks most affectionate, and freindly Compliments to Doctor Franklin. and heartily wishes him Joy, upon his safe arrival again in Britain. He seizes this…
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William Robertson to William Strahan, February 18, 1765
College of Edinr. Feby. 18th. 1765 Dear Sir Just now Mr. Balfour 7 delivered to me your Letter of the 14th. and as the Post sets out in half an…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Ross, February 14, 1765
London, Feb. 14. 1765. Dear Sir, I received your obliging Favour of Dec. 20. and am glad to find, that tho’ so distant from them, I still live in the…
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Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, February 14, 1765
London, Feb. 14. 1765 Dear Mr. Hall, I received your obliging Letter of Decemr. 20. 1 with the Newspapers. I am glad to hear of Col. Bouquet’s Success, hope the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, February 14, 1765
London, Feb. 14. 1765. My dear Child By Capt. Robinson 7 you will receive a Case Mrs. Stevenson has sent you, with the Blankets, Bed ticks, &c. you wrote for.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, February 14, 1765
London, Feb. 14. 1765. My dear Child Enclos’d is a Letter from Mrs. Stevenson, 6 and Bill of Lading for a Chest of Goods sent you. The Pamphlets in it…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Bartram, February 14, 1765
London, Feb. 14. 1765 Dear Friend, I received your kind Letter of Decemr 19. 1 Our Friend Peter 2 is not dead, as you apprehended; but, Thanks to Heaven, as…
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Thomas Pownall to George Grenville, February 12, 1765
London Feb 12. 1765 Sir We have taken the Liberty to enclose and beg leave to submitt to your consideration a measure calculated for supplying the Colonies with a Paper…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Pownall, February 11, 1765
[February 11–12? 1765] 3 Sir I send you enclos’d the Paper you desire. You will judge of the Propriety of Publishing it as it is, or what Alterations should be…
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Deborah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, February 10, 1765
Feb the 10, [1765] I am set down to Confab a littel with my dear child as it Semes a Sorte of a hollow day for we have an ox…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, February 9, 1765
London, Feb. 9. 1765 My dear Child, I have been so hurried of late, that I could not write much by this Packet. 3 One Letter to the Speaker, 4…