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Anthony Todd to Benjamin Franklin, October 18, 1769
General Post Office Octr. 18, 1769. Mr. Todd presents his Compliments to Dr. Franklin and begs the favour of his Company to Dinner on Friday next at four, to meet…
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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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William Small to Benjamin Franklin, October 19, 1769
Birmingham, 19. October 1769 Dear Sir, I know not how to return the obligation you laid me under by making me acquainted with your respectable friend Mr. Pownall so properly…
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Thomas Clifford to Benjamin Franklin, October 21, 1769
Philada. 21st Octobr. 1769. The bearer hereof is Thomas Clifford junr. 2 just going to embark for Great Britain; I have desired him to wait on thee with my kind…
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Henry Elwes to Benjamin Franklin, October 22, 1769
Plimouth Octbr: 22d: 1769 Dear Sir We are just this moment come on shore; from on board Capt. Friend after a passage of seven weeks, very tedious Difficult weather; having…
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Charles Thomson to Benjamin Franklin, November 26, 1769
Phila, Nov. 26, 1769. Sir, As Capt. Sparks sails sooner than was expected, the Committee of Merchants here have not time to write to you, they have therefore desired me…
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Cadwalader Evans to Benjamin Franklin, November 27, 1769
Philadia Novr. 27th. 1769. [Dear] Doctor Your letters of the 8th. and 9th. of Sepr., together with the four French memoirs on the Education of Silk worms, and culture of…
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William Strahan to Benjamin Franklin, November 27, 1769
Monday 11 o’Clock [November 27, 1769? 4 ] Mr. Strahan’s best Respects to Dr. Franklin and begs, if the Letter is now ready, that he will send it by the…
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John Bartram to Benjamin Franklin, November 29, 1769
November the 29th 1769 Dear worthy Friend Yesterday I had the pleasure of takeing Mrs. Franklin by the hand in her own house as allso thy daughter and grandson a…
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Seth Paddack to Benjamin Franklin, November 29, 1769
London November: 29th: 1769 Sir I arivd here The 15th Inst: from Nantucket and Being an Intimate acquaintance of Capt. Timo: Folger, he Put on Board a Quintal of Salted…
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William Strahan to Benjamin Franklin, November 29, 1769
New Street Wednesday past 8 [November 29, 1769? 7 ] Mr. Strahan presents his kindest Respects to Dr. Franklin, expected to have had the Pleasure of his Company to day…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1769
[Woodbridge, N.J., November 30, 1769. Has taken the journey from New York in the hope that it would help his recovery from the gout. Just back from a trip by…
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New Jersey Assembly Committee of Correspondence to Benjamin Franklin, December 7, 1769
Burlington Decemr. 7th. 1769 Sir The House of Representatives of this Colony on the 8th of last mo. unanimously chose you their Agent in London and appointed us to correspond…
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Nevil Maskelyne to Benjamin Franklin, December 11, 1769
[Greenwich, December 11, 1769. The Astronomer Royal asks Franklin, when he next writes to Philadelphia, to inquire of Owen Biddle about the exact distances between the observation points for the…
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John Ewing to Benjamin Franklin, January 4, 1770
Philada. Janry. 4th 1769 4 Sir Our Philosophical Society have at Length ordered me to draw out an Account of our Observations of the Transits of Venus and Mercury to…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, January 4, 1770
Woodbridge Jan. 4, 1769 [1770] 2 Honoured Sir I am yet here about the Jersey Laws: I sent up to New York 8 Days ago, a Letter for you with…
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Samuel Wharton to Benjamin Franklin, January 10, 1770
Wednesday Morning [January 10, 1770? 4 ] Dear Sir I was informed late last Night, That a Number of your and my Letters were lying at the New York Coffee…
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Thomas Viny to Benjamin Franklin, January 13, 1770
Tenterden Jany the 13th 1770 Sir I can attribute the respect you have shewn towards me to no other Cause but the Divine and manly Benevolence and Courtesy thats Characteristick…
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John Whitehurst to Benjamin Franklin, January 18, 1770
Derby 18 Jan, 1770 Dear Sir The natural tendency of philosophical minds to promote useful knowledge, seems to render an apology to you quite needless for the favour I’m going…
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William Robertson to Benjamin Franklin, January 30, 1770
College of Edinburgh Janry 30th 1770 Dear Sir By some unlucky accident I could find no person to take the charge of Dr. Haven’s Diploma. 6 I have therefore got…
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Daniel Roberdeau to Benjamin Franklin, February 27, 1770
Philada. April 30th. [ i.e. , February 27] 1770 8 Dear Sirs If by this time you have not succeeded in [the sale of my Plantation,] according to what I…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, March 8, 1770
NYork March 8. 1770 Honoured Sir My last to you was per Packet of the 20th Feb: and Capt. Munds being not yet sail’d, I have now to add. This…
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John Perkins to Benjamin Franklin, March 12, 1770
Boston March 12 1770 Sir Just as I was about inclosing my papers 5 it came in my head to mention to you a notion I have sometimes had that…
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David Hall to Benjamin Franklin, March 17, 1770
Philadelphia March 17, 1770. Dear Sir The last Letter I had the Pleasure of receiving from you, was dated April 14, 1767, since which I have wrote you twice, but…
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Rudolph Erich Raspe to Benjamin Franklin, March 17, 1770
Cassell. March. 17. 1770. Sir I sympatize still so much with Your publick Spirit and Your Genius, You have happily devoted to Your countries service and the improvement of natural…