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Benjamin Franklin to Richard H. Jackson, August 8, 1763
Boston, Augt. 8. 1763. Dear Sir, Being here on the Business of the Post-Office, I have received your obliging Favour of May 19. 9 which I shall answer by the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Waller, August 1, 1763
Boston, Augt. 1. 1763 Sir I receiv’d yesterday your Favour of June 25. 5 relating to the Son of my dear Friend Mr. Hunter. I am sensible that the Care…
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Benjamin Franklin to Catharine Greene, August 1, 1763
Boston, Augt. 1. 1763 Dear Friend, I ought to acquaint you that I feel myself growing daily firmer and freeer from the Effects of my Fall; 7 and hope a…
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Henry R. Jackson to Benjamin Franklin, July 29, 1763
Eastsmithfield Londn. July 29 1763 A Method of Making Glue from Sturgeon &c. 4 The Skin and Cartilages must be freed as much as possible from the other parts of…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, June 10, 1763
Woodbridge New Jersey June 10. 1763. Dear Straney I am here in my Way to New England, where I expect to be till towards the End of Summer. I have…
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Benjamin Franklin to Mary (Polly) Stevenson Hewson, June 10, 1763
Woodbridge, New Jersey, June 10. 1763 I wrote to my dear Friend’s good Mama to day, 4 and said I should hardly have time to write to you; but finding…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard H. Jackson, June 10, 1763
Woodbridge, New Jerse June 10. 1763 Dear Sir, I have your Favours of Mar. 10. and April 4. 2 Your being in Parliament gives me great Pleasure; 3 it will…
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Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Todd, June 10, 1763
New Jersey 7 June 10th. 1763 Sir Your three Letters of March 12th. are now before us. 8 As soon as we have settled the Business of the Office here,…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, June 8, 1763
Londn. June 8: 1763 The Going away of Ships are So uncertain, and I am So Frequent out of Town—I write this Letter to my Dear Friend premature because I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard H. Jackson, June 6, 1763
Philada. June 6. 1763 Dear Sir, Supposing the Catalogue of our American Ores and Minerals collected by the late Mr. Hazard, 3 might afford you some Amusement, I send my…
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Benjamin Franklin to Catharine Greene, June 6, 1763
Philada. June 6. 1763 Dear Katy On my Return from Virginia lately, I found your agreable Favour of April 24. 7 by which I had the Pleasure of learning that…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, June 2, 1763
Philada. June 2. 1763 Dear Friend, I have just received your Favour of Feb. 28. 9 being but lately returned home from Virginia. Dr. Kelly in his Letter, appears the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Todd, June 1, 1763
Philada. June 1. 1763 Sir, In my last of April 14. 7 I acquainted you that I was then just setting out for Virginia, in order to settle Accounts with…
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Sir John Pringle to Benjamin Franklin, May 1, 1763
[May? 1763] 4 [ Torn ] would take the liberty of recommending [ torn ], who had been put in by Lord Bute, and [ torn: we]ll qualified for his…
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Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles, May 29, 1763
Philada. May 29. 1763 Dear Sir, I have now before me your Favours of Jany. 31. and March 1. the Receipt of which I ought sooner to have acknowledged. 9…
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W Hick to Benjamin Franklin, May 23, 1763
Lancashire Furnace 23d. May 1763. Dear Sir It gives us great pleasure to hear of your good Health, but are no less Mortified than you in not having the pleasure…
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Samuel Finley to Benjamin Franklin, March 21, 1763
Princeton. March. 21. 1763 Dear Sir, The Bearer, Mr: James Lyon, 5 who is well known in Philadelphia, desired me to introduce him to you by a Line. He waits…
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John Whitehurst to Benjamin Franklin, March 18, 1763
Derby 18th Mar: 1763 Dear Sir It was a matter of great Joy to me, to see an Account in the public papers of your safe Arrival in North America;…
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Samuel Finley to Benjamin Franklin, March 17, 1763
Princeton. March. 17th. 1763 Dear Sir, I received Your Favour of the 7th Instant, 3 with the Plan of Education in the College of Glasgow, inclosed, 4 for which I…
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Anthony Todd to Benjamin Franklin, March 12, 1763
General Post Office 12th March 1763. Gentlemen. Inclosed I send you, by Command of His Majesty’s PostMaster General, the Copy of a Letter just received from General Murray Governor of…