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Anthony Todd to Benjamin Franklin, March 12, 1763
General Post Office the 12 of March 1763 Gentlemen The Accomptant General of this Office, having now finished his observations (for which I prepared you in my other Letter of…
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Anthony Todd to Benjamin Franklin, March 12, 1763
General Post Office the 12th. of March 1763 Gentlemen His Majesty’s Post Master General 6 having been pleased, at the same time, They have thought fit to lay down the…
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Mary (Polly) Stevenson Hewson to Benjamin Franklin, March 11, 1763
Kensington March 11. 1763 Dear Sir It was with great pleasure I h[eard of] your safe and happy arrival at Philadelphia; and [hearti]ly congratulate you and the dear Partakers of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard H. Jackson, March 8, 1763
Philada. March 8. 1763. Dear Sir, The enclos’d is a Copy of my last. 2 The Preliminaries of Peace, on which I congratulate you, are since come to hand, and…
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John Mills to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1763
London, March 2d. 1763. Sir, Our worthy Friend, Mr. Small, 7 is so kind as to undertake to convey to you and to Dr. Eliot, 8 the first Volume of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, February 26, 1763
Perth-Amboy, Feb. 26. 1763 Dear Sir, Your Favour of the 14th. Instant, 5 I met on the Road in my Journey to this Place with my Son, who joins with…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Ingersoll, December 11, 1762
Philada. Dec. 11. 1762 Dear Sir I thank you for your kind Congratulations. 3 It gives me Pleasure to hear from an old Friend, it will give me much more…
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Benjamin Franklin to Elias, Jr Boudinot, December 11, 1762
[December 11, 1762] I thank you for your kind congratulations on my return to my family and country. It gives me great pleasure to hear that you are married and…
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Benjamin Franklin to Caleb Whitefoord, December 9, 1762
Philada. Dec. 9. 1762 9 Dear Sir, I thank you for your kind Congratulations on my Son’s Promotion and Marriage. If he makes a good Governor and a good Husband…
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Benjamin Franklin to Edward Nairne, December 8, 1762
Philada. Dec. 8, 1762 Mr. Nairne, I forget whether I paid you for the Magnet. Let me know. If you can make a Thermometer agreable to the enclos’d Directions, please…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Fothergill, December 8, 1762
Philada. Dec. 8. 1762 Dear Doctor, I arrived here the first of last Month, and had the Happiness after so long an Absence of finding my little Family well. The…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, December 7, 1762
Philada. Dec. 7. 1762 Dear Friend, I wrote you some time since 8 to acquaint you with my Arrival, and the kind Reception I met with from my old and…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, December 7, 1762
Philada. Dec. 7. 1762 Dear Friend, I arrived here the first of last Month, and had the great Happiness, after so long Absence, to find my little Family well, and…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard H. Jackson, December 6, 1762
Philada. Dec. 6. 1762 Dear Sir, I have already wrote to you via New York, but hear my Letter did not reach the Pacquet; so this may come first to…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, December 2, 1762
Philada. Dec. 2. 1762 Dear Straney, As good Dr. Hawkesworth 2 calls you, to whom my best Respects. I got home well the 1st. of November, and had the Happiness…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard H. Jackson, December 2, 1762
Philada. Dec. 2. 1762 Dear Sir, I arrived here well on the 1st. ultimo and had the Pleasure to find all false that Dr. Smith had reported about the Diminution…
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Mary (Polly) Stevenson Hewson to Benjamin Franklin, August 5, 1762
Wanstead Augt. 5. 1762 Dear Sir I was so unfortunate to lose the pleasure of seeing you yesterday in Cravenstreet, but I don’t know whether I ought to say it…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Norris, August 5, 1762
Dr. Cha. Norris Esqr. 8 per B Franklin Errors excepted
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, August 4, 1762
Wednesday, Augt 4. 1762 I did not receive my Dear Friend’s Letter of yesterday 5 till I came home late in the Evening. I have this Morning wrote the Directions…
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James Short to Benjamin Franklin, July 28, 1762
1762 July 28th Dr. Franklin Dr. to James Short London 2d Aug. 1762 Received of Dr. Franklin the above Sum in full of all Demands Jas Short