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Hugh Meredith to Benjamin Franklin, July 14, 1730
[July 14, 1730] Be it remembered , That Hugh Meredith and Benjamin Franklin have this Day separated as Partners, and will henceforth act each on his own Account. And that…
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Letters to Benjamin Franklin
B. 1706 · D. 1790
Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.
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3,552 letters
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, May 1, 1731
1st of May 1731 Friend B.F. I did wrong perhaps in bringing out with me the Paper I had from T. G. 7 but on thy Letter I return it.…
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James Steel to Benjamin Franklin, June 25, 1733
[June 25, 1733] Recd. of James Steel Twenty Pounds in part of this Account. B. Franklin 2
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Sarah Read to Benjamin Franklin, April 9, 1734
[April 9, 1734] This Indenture made the Ninth day of April in the Seventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God…
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Sarah Read to Benjamin Franklin, April 10, 1734
[April 10, 1734] This Indenture made the Tenth day of April in the Seventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God…
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Joseph Morgan to Benjamin Franklin, July 7, 1735
Maidenhead 7. July 1735. Mr. Franklin Sir, I have long expected to See the new Edition of The Temp. Inter. 3 If it Sell like that which you last printed…
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Joseph Morgan to Benjamin Franklin, October 5, 1738
Maidenhead 5. Octr. 1738 Mr. Franklin If my Manuscripts 9 be not gone before this comes to you; I have one Small Amendment (which happened thro’ too much hast). It…
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Joseph Morgan to Benjamin Franklin, October 11, 1738
Octobr 11. [1738] Mr. Franklin Please to fasten this to the Manuscript of Philosophy. 1 And if it be gone, be so kind as to inclose it to the Royal…
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Josiah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, May 26, 1739
Boston, May 26, 1739 Loving Son. As to the original of our name there is various opinions; some say that it came from a sort of title of which a…
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Simon Meredith to Benjamin Franklin, July 29, 1739
July 29 1739 Sir Please to let my Son Hugh Meredith have the Sum of Eight pounds and place the Same to the Account of your Real Friend And very…
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Alexander Spotswood to Benjamin Franklin, October 12, 1739
Germanna, Octob. 12. 1739 Sir, 5 The Part which your Predecessor, Mr. Andrew Bradford, has acted with respect to the Post-Office Accompts, is no longer to be born with .…
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William, Jr Dewees to Benjamin Franklin, January 26, 1740
Janry. the 26th 1739/40 Sir I Sent you Last week 7½ Reemes of Large Printing Paper and 8 Reemes of Brown Ditto and Now Send you by the Same Barrer…
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James Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, November 5, 1740
[November 5, 1740] This Indenture Witnesseth, That James Franklin late of Newport in Rhodeisland, but now of Philadelphia in Pennsilvania Hath put himself, and by these Presents, doth voluntarily, and…
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John Webbe to Benjamin Franklin, November 17, 1740
Philadelphia Nov. 17. 1740 Tho’ Nothing could be more imprudent in Mr. Franklin than to thrust me into his Advertisement, 5 in any Shape whatsoever; yet he has not only…
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George Whitefield to Benjamin Franklin, November 26, 1740
Reedy-Island, Nov. 26, 1740 Dear Mr. F[ranklin], I thank you for your letter. 8 You may print my life, as you desire. 9 God willing, I shall correct my two…
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John Webbe to Benjamin Franklin, November 27, 1740
The principal End proposed by the Plan of a Magazine, lately published in this Paper, was to lay open the Nature of the Constitutions of the several Colonies, and to…
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John Webbe to Benjamin Franklin, December 4, 1740
As it is the indispensible Duty of every Man to defend his Reputation from unjust Calumny, I was, therefore , obliged to step forth to vindicate mine, from the injurious…
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John Webbe to Benjamin Franklin, December 18, 1740
A Particular must imagine himself to be of mighty Consequence, when he thinks his private Differences deserve to be decided at the public Tribunal. But when he is dragged there…
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, May 6, 1741
Stenton May 6. 1741 My Good friend B. Franklin, I return thee all thy Books with my hearty thanks for thy trouble in favouring me with a sight of them,…
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Thomas Hancock to Benjamin Franklin, August 10, 1741
Boston Augt. 10th. 1741 Mr. Benja. Franklin Sir Inclosed you have Coppys of Seven note of hand from Sundry Persons who have Since Run away in my Debt, and I…
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Gilbert Tennent to Benjamin Franklin, September 22, 1741
N.B. [New Brunswick, N.J.], Sept. 22: 1741 Honoured Sir I thank you kindly for your Love in Sending me Some of the remarks and of my Sermons on justification as…
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Jacob Spicer to Benjamin Franklin, September 20, 1742
Cape May Sepr. 20th. 1742 Sir, The difficulty I have Labour’d under Some time in the management of my Fathers affairs, for want of giving publick notice, Obliges me to…
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Cadwallader Colden to Benjamin Franklin, October 1, 1743
[October 1743] Sir Ever since I had the Pleasure of a Conversation with you tho very short by our accedental Meeting on the Road 1 I have been very desirous…
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Alexander Annand to Benjamin Franklin, December 1, 1743
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