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Cadwallader Colden to Benjamin Franklin, October 24, 1752
Coldengham Octr 24th 1752 Dear Sir I now send back to you Wilson on Electricity 2 for the use of which I am much obliged. My youngest son the only…
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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 Mercer to Benjamin Franklin, November 11, 1752
New-Brunswick, November 11, 1752 Sir, I am favoured with your letter of the 2d instant, 1 and shall, with pleasure, comply with your request, in describing (as well as my…
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John Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1753
[January 1753] 3 Dear Brother With Regard to our fathers Estate I can only so far Inform you that the houshold Stuf as sold at Vendue amounted to a Little…
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James Alexander to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1753
[1753?] 2 If I remember right, the Royal Society made one experiment to discover the velocity of the electric fire, by a wire of about four miles in length, supported…
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William Parsons to Benjamin Franklin, January 15, 1753
[January 15, 1753] Dear Sir When I left Philadelphia and every Friend and Acquaintance that was dear to me it was with a View and, as I then thought, with…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, January 27, 1753
Londn Jany 27 1753 Tho’ I am much engaged yett I cannot Lett Mesnard Sail without Acquainting you how Matters stand Here. and first for Business The Paduasoye is the…
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James Alexander to Benjamin Franklin, January 29, 1753
New York. January 29. 1753 Sir About a week ago the papers whereof that herewith Mark’t A is a Translation were sent to Peruse, 9 and on my returning them…
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John Perkins to Benjamin Franklin, February 1, 1753
Boston Feb [1753?] 8 Sir I send you inclosed a Short account of a Me[teor?]. You have on many accounts a Right to every new Th[ing?] in natural Phylosophy. I…
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James Bowdoin to Benjamin Franklin, March 1, 1753
[March? 1753] By the post I received your favor, enclosing several printed letters relating to the transit of Mercury over the sun. 5 A gentleman here, who is provided with…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, March 7, 1753
Lond. March 7: 1753 My Dear Friend I hope Mine by First Ships with some Books for L:C: [Library Company] as per account on other side and for thyself was…
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Aaron Burr to Benjamin Franklin, March 20, 1753
Mch. 20. 53. Sir Your Febry. 28. 1 with the enclos’d Letters was very acceptable. I am sorry we [are] not provid’d with Instruments to observe the approaching Transit of…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, March 21, 1753
Lond. March 21: 1753 My Dear friend By the Conveyance of our friend Mr. Watson whose Letter I inclose this will informe you the Abbe sent three books. 7 I…
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Thomas Ringgold to Benjamin Franklin, May 2, 1753
Chestr-Town May [?] 2d 1753 7 Sir One Patrick Caron with us is the Man that took up Kelly one of the Murderers of Davis and This same Man has…
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John Perkins to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1753
Boston, May 14, 1753 Sir, I received your letter of April last, 4 and thank you for it. Several things in it make me at a loss which side the…
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James Mitchell to Benjamin Franklin, May 19, 1753
York May 19. 1753 Sir I Received yours of April 28. 1 Your order on me in favour of Mrs. Benger 2 for one Hundred Dollars, shall be punctualy paid…
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Samuel Holland to Benjamin Franklin, June 14, 1753
[June 14, 1753] Know all Men by these Presents, That I Samuel Holland of the Borough of Lancaster and Province of Pensilvania, Printer am Held and firmly bound unto Benjamin…
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William Shervington to Benjamin Franklin, June 20, 1753
Antigua, June 20, 1753 Sir, Mr. Benjamin Mecom having received half a dozen circulatory letters from you relating to Mercury’s transit over the sun the 6 of last May, 4…
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William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, June 28, 1753
Philada. June 28. 1753 Honoured Sir, I wrote you last Week; 9 since which Nothing new has occurr’d, worth communicating save a [paper?] publish’d by Chattin, that has made a…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, July 3, 1753
July 3d [1753] Received June the 30. 1753. On Board the London for Philadelphia One long Case Mark’d L 4 M C No. 1 which I promise to Deliver (Dangers…
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William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, July 12, 1753
Philada. Thursday July 12. 1753 On Sunday last, about 45 Minutes after 3 in the Morning, a Dwelling House, one of a continued Row on the West Side of Second-Street…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, July 20, 1753
Londn July 20 1753 It is a great pleasure to Mee to receive so many repeated Instances of my Dear friends regard for Mee, In his Sundry favours of Aprill…
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Harvard College to Benjamin Franklin, July 25, 1753
[July 25, 1753] Senatus Academiae Cantabrigiensis in Nov. Anglia Omnibus in Christo Fidelibus praesentes has Literas inspecturis vel audituris Salutem in Domino sempiternam. Quandoquidem Dominus Benjamin Franklin Armgr: de Philadelphia…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, August 12, 1753
Augt. 12: 1753 4 My Dear Friend I have much to say but am on the Eve of marrying My Daughter 5 and many Orders in hast from Abroad that…
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Yale College to Benjamin Franklin, September 12, 1753
[September 12? 1753] Praeses et Socii Academiae Yalensis in novo portu Connecticutensium in Nov-Anglia Omnibus has Literas perlecturis Salutem in Domino sempiternam. Cum Caius Benjamin Franklin Philadelphiensis, Armiger, Literaturae Politioris…