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Jonathan Belcher to Benjamin Franklin, December 18, 1751
Eliz: Town (NJ) December 18: 1751 Sir I duly received your kind Letter of 28: of Novr. 7 with the Directions about the Electrical Operation and the box with 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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James Bowdoin to Benjamin Franklin, December 21, 1751
Boston December 21. 1751 Sir The Experiments Mr. Kennersley has exhibited here, have been greatly pleasing to all sorts of people, that have seen them; and I hope by the…
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Samuel Johnson to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1752
[January ? 1752] Dear Sir I now make my Thankful Acknowledgment for your 2 kind Letters of Decr. 24, and Janry. 8. 5 I have reviewed your most obliging Letters…
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Jonathan Belcher to Benjamin Franklin, January 20, 1752
Eliz: Town (NJ) Janua: 20: 1752 Sir I wrote you a few lines the 18th: of last month telling you of the misfortune that had befell your Electrical Globe. 9…
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Jonathan Belcher to Benjamin Franklin, February 3, 1752
Eliz: Town (NJ) Febr. 3 1752 Sir The 20th Ulti I returnd you my thanks for your kind respect in the service of your Electrical Apparatus and which I hope…
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Ebenezer Kinnersley to Benjamin Franklin, February 3, 1752
Feb. 3, 1752 Sir, I have the following experiments to communicate: I held in one hand a wire, which was fasten’d at the other end to the handle of a…
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Jonathan Belcher to Benjamin Franklin, February 17, 1752
Eliz: Town (NJ) Febr. 17: 1752 Sir The last post brought me yours of 11: Currant 6 and in another packet 2 of your papers of 28: of January and…
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John Perkins to Benjamin Franklin, February 17, 1752
Feb. 17th. 1752. Boston Sir I received your Bill by the last Post and thank you for it as I do likewise for the Pamphlets last Summer. It was a…
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James Bowdoin to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1752
Boston March 2d. 1752 Sir I have received your favour of the 24th. January past, 9 inclosing an Extract from your Letter to Mr. Collinson and Dr. Colden’s Letter to…
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James Bowdoin to Benjamin Franklin, March 16, 1752
Boston March 16. 1752 Sir According to promise in my last, 7 I now return you Dr. Colden’s Letter, for communicating which I am greatly obliged to you. The Dr.…
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Cadwallader Colden to Benjamin Franklin, March 16, 1752
Coldengham March 16th 1752 Dear Sir Last fall I acknowleged from New York the favour you did me in sending me a copy of your Electrical experiments. 8 The oftener…
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Jonathan Belcher to Benjamin Franklin, March 28, 1752
Eliz: Town (NJ) March 28th: 1752 Sir I have your kind Letter of 24: Instant 8 and thank your care in sending forward the snake root to Boston. I am…
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Cadwallader Colden to Benjamin Franklin, May 20, 1752
Coldengham May 20th 1752 Dear Sir I received yours of the 23d of April as I was going on board the sloop in my return home from New York and…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, June 3, 1752
Lond June 3d: 1752 My Dear friend I have wrote you before possibly you may receive Two Letters by one Ship—for here is Two Just going together and I cannot…
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James Bowdoin to Benjamin Franklin, June 8, 1752
Brooklyn June 8. 1752 Sir I have read the first Chapter of Dr. Colden’s piece on Gravitation which you was so good as to inclose in yours of the 14th.…
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Jonas Green to Benjamin Franklin, July 4, 1752
Annapolis July 4. 1752 Dear Sir, We have had for 3 or 4 Days past, most extreme hot Weather: I heartily pity those who are now down with the Small…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, July 7, 1752
Lond July 7th 1752 I had the pleasure of my Dear friends Letter of 21 March last 6 with a Guinea Inclosed but as I have Cash in hand I…
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John Perkins to Benjamin Franklin, August 3, 1752
Boston Augt. 3d. 1752 [Sir] This comes to you on account of Dr. Douglass. 8 He desired me to write to you for what you know of the Number that…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, August 15, 1752
Lond Augt. 15: 1752 I had the pleasure of my Dear friend Letter of June 19th: 6 It gives Mee concern for find my Letters Miscarried, for I writ both…
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George Whitefield to Benjamin Franklin, August 17, 1752
London, Aug. 17, 1752 Dear Mr. F[ranklin], Inclosed you have a letter for Mr. R—. 6 I hope that promotion will do him no hurt. May God help him to…
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William Strahan to Benjamin Franklin, August 26, 1752
London August 26. 1752 Dear Sir I was favoured with yours of June 20, inclosing a Bill for £50 for the Library Company of Philadelphia, which is paid, and an…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, September 27, 1752
Septr. 27: 1752 ns My Dear Friend In thine of June 19 5 mention is made of not receiveing a Letter which is a disappoinment to mee who keeps no…
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John Perkins to Benjamin Franklin, October 16, 1752
Boston Octobr. 16. 1752 Sir I received yours of Septr. Â with the Observations for which I am obliged to you. 1 It is a very informing Piece and I…
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John Perkins to Benjamin Franklin, October 23, 1752
Boston Octobr. 23d 1752 Sir In the Inclos’d you have all I have to say of that Matter. It prov’d longer than I expected so that I was forced to…