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John Waring to Benjamin Franklin, January 24, 1757
Jan. 24. 1757. 3 Sir I trouble You with this [to inform you of?] the Death of a worthy Clergyman the [Reverend Henry?] Wheatley, 4 Lecturer of St. Leonard Shoreditch,…
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Elizabeth Hubbart to Benjamin Franklin, December 1, 1756
[ c. December 1756] My Dear Papa Now for the Story I promised in my last; 7 and I wish I had the nack of teling it in such a…
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Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg to Benjamin Franklin, November 29, 1756
Bethl. 29. Nov. 56. Sir, To wait on you at Bethlehem, on your Return from Easton to Philadelphia, would have been a great Satisfaction to many of us, who have…
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William Clapham to Benjamin Franklin, September 8, 1756
[September 8, 1756] This Post 12 which is in my Opinion of the utmost Consequence to the Province is already defensible against all the Power of Musquetry, but as it…
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William Clapham to Benjamin Franklin, September 7, 1756
Fort Augusta, 7th. Septr. 1756 Sir The Bearer Michael McGuire inlisted as a private Soldier for the Term of three Months in the Service of the Province, he has not…
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William Shipley to Benjamin Franklin, September 1, 1756
London Sepr: 1st. 1756. Sir I am order’d to acquaint you, that the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce have unanimously elected you a Corresponding Member; and…
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William Parsons to Benjamin Franklin, August 25, 1756
Easton Augt. 25. 1756 Dear Sir The inclosed is the Copy of a Bill which I had given over for lost as Mr. Kilbey 4 protested it the next Fall…
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David Colden to Benjamin Franklin, August 12, 1756
August 12th. 1756 Sir You oblidged me very much by communicating your Electrical Experiments made in pursuance of those by Mr. Canton: 8 I shall think myself fully rewarded for…
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William Parsons to Benjamin Franklin, June 19, 1756
Easton June the 19th. 1756 Dear Sir Your Favour of the 10th. Instant 3 came safe to Hand, but I was not at Home when it came here; being over…
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John Hunter to Benjamin Franklin, June 17, 1756
New York June the 17th: 1756 Dear Sir I have the pleasure of Advising you of the Safe Arrivall of Genl. Abercrombie, 8 with the Transports, Except Two, who they…