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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, November 4, 1743
Philada. Nov. 4. 1743 Sir I received the Favour of yours, with the Proposal for a new Method of Printing, which I am much pleased with: and since you express…
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Letters to Cadwallader Colden
Cadwallader Colden was an Irish-born physician, scientist and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New York from 1760 to 1762 and again from 1763 to 1765.
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, April 5, 1744
New York, April 5. 1744 Sir Happening to be in this City about some particular Affairs, I have the Pleasure of receiving yours of the 28th past, here. 4 And…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, September 13, 1744
Philada. Sept. 13. 1744 Sir Dr. Mitchel, 5 a Gentleman from Virginia, came to Town this Morning with Mr. Bertram, and we have been together all Day, 6 which has…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, October 25, 1744
Philada. Oct. 25. 1744 Sir I communicated your Piece on Fluxions 2 to Mr. Logan, and being at his House a few Days after, he told me, he had read…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, August 15, 1745
Philada. Augt. 15. 1745 Sir I receiv’d your Favour of the 20th past, with your medical Piece enclos’d, 1 the Reading of which gave me a great deal of Pleasure.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, November 28, 1745
Philada. Nov. 28. 1745 Sir I shall be very willing and ready, when you think proper to publish your Piece on Gravitation, &c., to print it at my own Expence…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, February 1, 1746
[February 1746] 9 Sir I receiv’d yours with others enclos’d for Mr. Bertram and Mr. Armit, 1 to which I suppose the enclos’d are Answers. The Person who brought yours…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, July 10, 1746
Philada. July 10. 1746 Sir I have your Favours of June 2d. and the 7th Instant. I thank you for your little Treatise. 3 I have interleav’d it, and am…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, October 16, 1746
Philada. Oct. 16. 1746 Sir I have receiv’d your Favour of the 13th. Instant, 3 and am glad to hear you are return’d well from Albany, which I understand has…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, June 5, 1747
Philada. June 5. 1747 Sir Mr. Harrison 7 tells me you are still in New York, as deeply engag’d in Publick Affairs, I suppose, as ever. When I consider your…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, July 30, 1747
Philada. July 30. 1747 Sir I receiv’d your Favour of the 26th. 4 which I shall answer at large per next Post. In the mean time please to send me,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, August 6, 1747
Philada. Augt. 6. 1747. Sir The Observations I sent you on Baxter’s Book were wrote on a Sheet or two of Paper in Folio. 3 He builds his whole argument…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, August 13, 1747
Philada. Augt. 13. 1747 Sir I am glad the electrical Observations please you. 1 I leave them in your hands another Week. Our Workmen have undertaken the Electrical Apparatus, and…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, August 27, 1747
Philada. Augt. 27. 1747 Sir This just serves to enclose you a Letter from our Friend Bertram; 7 and to request you would deliver my Papers on Electricity to the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, September 24, 1747
Philada. Sept. 24. 1747 Sir I have one of your Histories come in among some Books sent me per Mr. Strahan: But Osborne I understand has sent 50 to Mr.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, October 1, 1747
Philada. Oct. 1. 1747 Sir I send you herewith the History of the Five Nations. You will perceive that Osborne, to puff up the Book, has inserted the Charters &c.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, November 27, 1747
Philada. Nov. 27. 1747 Sir The violent Party Spirit that appears in all the Votes &c. of your Assembly, seems to me extreamly unseasonable as well as unjust, and to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, January 27, 1748
Philada. Jany. 27. 1747[/48] Dear Sir I received your Favour relating to the Cannon. 7 We have petitioned our Proprietors for some, and have besides wrote absolutely to London for…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, September 29, 1748
Philada. Sept. 29. 1748 Sir I received your Favour of the 12th Inst. 8 which gave me the greater Pleasure, as ’twas so long since I had heard from you.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, February 13, 1750
Philada. Feb. 13. 1749, 50 Sir I receiv’d your very kind Letter relating to my Proposals for the Education of our Youth, and return you the Thanks of the Gentlemen…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, June 28, 1750
Philada. June 28. 1750 Sir I wrote a Line to you last Post, and sent you some Electrical Observations and Experiments. You formerly had those Papers of mine out of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, October 11, 1750
Philada. Oct. 11. 1750 Sir I have learnt by different hands, that Dr. Mitchel continues in a bad State of Health, 3 which I suppose obliges him to drop his…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, October 31, 1751
Philada. Oct. 31. 1751 Dear Sir I enclose you Answers, such as my present Hurry of Business will permit me to make, to the principal Queries contain’d in your Favour…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, April 23, 1752
Philada. April 23. 1752 Sir In considering your Favour of the 16th. past, 2 I recollected my having wrote you Answers to some Queries concerning the Difference between Electrics per…