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Henry Wyld to Benjamin Franklin, March 18, 1782
Hatherlowe March 18th. 1782 Most Excellent sir I Arrived at my own house on the 15th. of January past and laid the answer you thought proper to return, before the…
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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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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, March 19, 1782
Nantes March 19. 1782 Dear & hond sir. I inclose you an Accot of what I have paid to the Custom House for Duty, on Public Goods amounting to £5271..…
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John Bondfield to Benjamin Franklin, March 20, 1782
Bordeaux 20 March 1782 Sir Within this month past have arrived from Ireland upwards of Thirty Captains Officers and Seamen who by bribing the Centeries or out the Hospitals have…
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Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy to Benjamin Franklin, March 20, 1782
[March 20, 1782] Plaidoyer POUR Madame Brillon de Jouy francaise native de Paris, demeurant ordinairement à Passy de present à Nice Contre Monsieur Benjamin Franklin americain né à Boston ci…
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Samuel Hubbart to Benjamin Franklin, March 20, 1782
Mill Prison March 20th. 1782 Honored sir I Wrote you the thirteenth of Feby. last 8 by Capt. J. Foster Williams, wherein I informed you of my situation being taken…
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George James Cholmondeley, Earl of Cholmondeley to Benjamin Franklin, March 21, 1782
Thursday Evn: [March 21, 1782] 4 Hotel de Chartres. Lord Cholmondeley’s compliments to Dr. Franklin, he sets out for London tomorrow Evening, and Shou’d be glad to see him for…
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David Hartley to Benjamin Franklin, March 21, 1782
London, March 21, 1782. My Dear Friend, You will have heard before this can reach you, that Lord North declared yesterday in the House of Commons that his Majesty intended…
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William (1737?–1795) Jackson to Benjamin Franklin, March 21, 1782
Calais 21st. March 82. Sir, Although I cannot boast the happiness of being personally known to you, yet I flatter myself that my name as formerly conductor of the Public…
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Van Hasselt & Van Suchtelen Larwood to Benjamin Franklin, March 21, 1782
Amsterdam the 21st March 1782 Honnourable Sir! We are honnoured with your Excellency’s much respected favour of 11th Instt. 7 and well observe the Contents, for which please to accept…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, March 25, 1782
Nantes March. 25. 1782 Dear & hond sir. I embrace the Opportunity the departure of Mr Meyers 7 gives me to send you two Bottles of Cramberrys: I will send…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, March 26, 1782
The Hague March 26. 1782 Sir One day, last Week, I recd at Amsterdam a Card from Diggs, inclosing two Letters to me from Mr David Hartley. The Card desired…
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abbé —— de Mourlens to Benjamin Franklin, March 26, 1782
Toulouse ce 26 mars 1782 Monseigneur Pour remplir la tâche dont j’ai ete chargé par ma Compagnie, j’ai du Celebrer la gloire et les vertus du roi mon maitre. J’ai…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, March 26, 1782
Nantes March 26. 1782. Dear & hond sir. I beg leave to trouble you with the present, which has for its subject the distresses of our Countrymen who escape hither…
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Veuve —— de Précorbin to Benjamin Franklin, March 28, 1782
a Caen rüe St Etienne ce 28 mars 1782. Monseigneur La veuve d’un gentilhomme, qui avoit servy sa patrie avec honneur, chargée de quatre Enfants prend La Liberté de s’adresser…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, March 28, 1782
Nantes Mar. 28. 1782 Dear & hond sir. I have received your Favour 23 Inst and perfectly agree in Opinion with you. I thank you very much for your kind…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, March 29, 1782
La haie 29e. Mars 1782 Monsieur Il ne me reste qu’un instant, pour vous communiquer ma joie de ce que vous lirez dans ma Lettre au Congrès, 5 dans le…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, March 29, 1782
Madrid 29th. March 1782 Dear Sir On the 18 Inst I informed you of my having been reduced, by Mr Cabarrus’s want of good Faith to the mortifying Necessity of…
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Jean Rousseaux to Benjamin Franklin, March 29, 1782
Brest Le 29. Mars 1782 Monsieur. Je me Suis fait Lhonneur de vous Ecrire deux Lettre 3 par Les quelle je vous priay de vouloir massiste dans Le besoin ou…
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Jean-Pierre-François Blanchard to Benjamin Franklin, April 1, 1782
ce jeudy soir [ c. April, 1782] 3 Monsieur Monsieur de sarsfield m’ayant annoncè que vous me feriez l’honneur de venir voir mon vaisseau Volant dèmain. 4 J’ay l’honneur de…
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Christian Schneider to Benjamin Franklin, April 3, 1782
Germantown April 3th. 1782 Sir, Your Excellency having been pleased, to advise the Widow Anne Catharine Hacklin at Ebingen in the Dukedom of Würtenberg, that I should pay a certain…
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Edmund Clegg to Benjamin Franklin, April 4, 1782
No 2 Wilks Street Spitalfields London Apr. 4: 1782 Highly respected Sir, In the beginning of last Jany. Mr Henry Wyld from the Neighbourhood of Manchester waited upon you, respecting…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, April 4, 1782
Nantes April. 4 1782 Dear & hond sir. The object of the Present is to inform you that the ship The Count de Grasse belonging to Newbury has arrived here…
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Daniele Andrea Delfino to Benjamin Franklin, April 6, 1782
Paris. ce 6me. avril 1782./. L’Accademie des Sciences et arts de Padoüe D’esiroit ajouter Le nom de Monsieur franklin aux noms qui honorent déja La Liste des membres dont elle…
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William Petty, Earl of Shelburne to Benjamin Franklin, April 6, 1782
London 6th. April 1782 Dear Sir I have been favour’d with your Letter, and am much oblig’d by your remembrance. I find myself return’d nearly to the same Situation, which…