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Jonathan Belcher to Benjamin Franklin, July 21, 1755
Eliza. Town (NJ) July 21: 1755 Sir I have your obliging Favour of the 14: Instant: 2 and thank you for your intended Civility to my Son if he shoud…
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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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William Daniell to Benjamin Franklin, July 21, 1755
Kingston 21 [?] July 1755 Mr. Franklane I shall be oblidg’d to you for letting me know what the Paper I have had from you Comes to also to make…
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Jonathan Belcher to Benjamin Franklin, July 23, 1755
Eliza. Town (N.J.) July 23: 1755 Sir, Altho’ I wrote you 21: Current 5 yet I am to ask your Pardon for the Trouble of this which is to pray…
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William Shipley to Benjamin Franklin, September 13, 1755
Craigs’s Court September the 13th, 1755. Sir I believe that you will be supprised to hear from one who am an entire Stranger and living at so great a distance;…
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William Shirley to Benjamin Franklin, September 17, 1755
Oswego Septr. 17th. 1755. Sir I have just receiv’d your two favours of the 1st. and 4th. of September; 3 in Answer to the former I inclose you a Copy…
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Ezra Stiles to Benjamin Franklin, September 22, 1755
NH. [New Haven] Septr. 22. 1755 Dear Sir I received your very kind and acceptable Favour by Mr. Allison, 8 with the MSS . accompanying it, for which you have…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, October 5, 1755
[October 5, 1755] Can any Man be more wrong headed than your Governor not to pass the most equitable Law in the World. Our People at the Helm resent his…
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John, Jr Read to Benjamin Franklin, October 8, 1755
[October 8, 1755] Know all Men by these Presents, That I   John Read of the County of York in Pensilvania, one of the Waggon Masters in the late Expedition…
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John Harris to Benjamin Franklin, October 31, 1755
Paxton Octor. 31st. 1755 Sir I inclose you the Deposition of a Person the Contents you please to observe. 6 I have not yet moved my Family, not caring to…
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Richard Peters to Benjamin Franklin, November 5, 1755
Wednesday Morn 5 Novr 1755 Sir Three of the Inhabitants of Laycock Township brought me your Letter of this morning and in answer The Governor orders me to tell you…
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Charles Lee to Benjamin Franklin, November 7, 1755
[Before December 10, 1775 4 ] Dear Sir, I am very happy that my letter to Lord Thanet meets with your approbation. I send you here some crude notions of…
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William Alexander to Benjamin Franklin, November 12, 1755
Albany Novr: 12: 1755 Sir Genl. Shirley being informed by Mr. Scott 8 one of [the] Waggon-Masters, that he has brot with him to this place all your Original Contracts…
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Elizabeth Hubbart to Benjamin Franklin, December 1, 1755
Boston Decr. 1 1755 Dearest Sir I imagine you now Consulting the safty, of the Poor unhappy People on your Fronteres; with all the Wisdom and Greavity, of the most…
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—— to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1756
[January 1756] [hence?], that next morning 2 in several places of the Town the G[overnor] was found hangd in Effigie, one in particular was put in the pillory and underneath…
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Robert Hunter Morris to Benjamin Franklin, January 5, 1756
[January 5, 1756] The Honourable Robert Hunter Morris Esquire Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Pensylvania and Counties of New Castle Kent and Sussex on Delaware.…
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Joseph Powell to Benjamin Franklin, January 25, 1756
B[ethlehe]m Jany. 25. 1756 Sir The Barer Harts[el]l Greear, 7 is the Man whos Wife is so afflicted by a Sore on hir Arm, of which I spoke to Mr.…
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William Parsons to Benjamin Franklin, January 26, 1756
This Morning Mr. Horsfield sent 2 Waggons here for Bread and I have delivered 24 Barrels to them being as much as they could load. There is yet remaining here…
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Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg to Benjamin Franklin, January 29, 1756
Beth. Jan: 29th. 1756. Honorable Sir When I think of the Multitude of Things, which now surrounds you; I wish that God may be with you; and then surely all…
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William Shirley to Benjamin Franklin, February 4, 1756
Boston, February 4, 1756. Sir, I was favoured with your Letter at New-York, dated the 2d of December, 4 acquainting me that your Assembly had sent a Present of Thirteen…
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Elizabeth Hubbart to Benjamin Franklin, February 16, 1756
Boston Febr. 16th. 1756 Dear Sir I enclose you a Catalouge of all the large and part of the small Books in my dear Papa’s Library, there are many other…
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Robert Hunter Morris to Benjamin Franklin, February 24, 1756
[February 24, 1756] By THE Honourable Robert Hunter Morris, Esq; Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and Counties of New-Castle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware.…
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Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg to Benjamin Franklin, February 25, 1756
Bethl. Febr: 25. 1756. Honourable Sir Mr. Nathanael Seidel, 4 the Bearer of this, can tell you, how it goes in our Parts, especially with the Refugees, residing as yet…
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Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg to Benjamin Franklin, March 8, 1756
Bethl. March. 8th. 56. Honorable Sir, What you have done hitherto for the Defence of our County hath not been in Vain, but hath stopp’d our cruel Enemy from going…
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Thomas Dawson to Benjamin Franklin, April 2, 1756
[April 2, 1756] 6 Quum in Charta regia nobis concessum et confirmatum fuit, ut eos, qui se Literis et Studiis suis praecipue ornarunt, Gradibus academicis decoremus: Quum volumus in hujusmodi…