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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, January 1, 1754
[1754?] 6 Dame Send 50 Reams largest Demi to Mr. Daniel, Printer at Jamaica. Send 30 Reams Do to Peter Timothy. Send the Ream of thick blue Paper to Parker.…
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Letters to Deborah Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, April 13, 1755
Annapolis, April 13. 1755 Sunday My dear Child We got well over here last Night about 8 aClock. 6 I believe I shall not return the same Road with the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, December 27, 1755
Easton, Saturday Night, Dec. 27 [1755] My dear Child I receiv’d yours of the 24th 3 with Pleasure [since it?] acquainted me of your and the Family’s Welfare. [I] am…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, January 1, 1756
Reading, Jan. 1. 1756. 5 in the Evening My dear Child A happy New Year to you, and all Friends. We arrived here, all well, about two Hours ago. 8…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, January 15, 1756
Bethlehem, Jan. 15. 1756 My dear Child We move this Day for Gnadenhutten. 8 If you have not Cash sufficient, call upon Mr. Moore, 9 the Treasurer, with that Order…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, January 25, 1756
Gnadenhathen, January 25, 1756. My Dear Child, This day week we arrived here, I wrote to you the same day, and once since. 3 We all continue well, thanks be…
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William Weyman to Deborah Franklin, January 26, 1756
N: Y: Jany. 26. 1756. Madam, Inclos’d you have £19 4 s . 0 d ., Philadelphia Currency, which please to give me Credit for. I have long since expected…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, January 30, 1756
Fort Allen, at Gnadenheutten, Jan. 30, 1756 My Dear Child, Every other day, since we have been here, it has rained more or less, to our no small hindrance. It…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, January 31, 1756
Fort Allen, Jan. 31, 1756 My Dear, I wrote a line to you yesterday, and having this opportunity, write another, just to let you know that we all continue well,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, March 21, 1756
Frederictown, 5 March 21. 1756 Sunday My dear Child We got here yesterday Afternoon 6 and purpose Sailing to day, if the Wind be fair. Peter 7 was taken ill…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, March 24, 1756
[Hampton, Va., March 24, 1756] 6 Peter is now quite well. Present my Duty to Mother, and Love to the Children, and to all Friends. I shall write more particularly…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, March 25, 1756
[Williamsburg, March 25? 1756] 8 … about 5 aClock in the Afternoon, 9 tho’ I had been hinder’d near half a Day by Peter’s Illness. The 3d Day about 2…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, March 30, 1756
Williamsburg, March 30. 1756 My dear Child I wrote to you via New York the Day after my Arrival, acquainting you that I had a fine Journey and Passage down…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, April 5, 1756
[Hampton or Norfolk, c. April 5, 1756] 8 I came down here yesterday with Mr. Hunter, 9 who, you must think, is at present pretty well, to be able to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, November 13, 1756
Easton, Saturday Morning, Nov. 13, 1756. My Dear Child, I wrote to you a few days since, by a special messenger, and inclosed letters, for all our wives and sweethearts;…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, April 4, 1757
[April 4, 1757] Know all Men by these Presents, That I Benjamin Franklin of the City of Philadelphia Printer Have constituted, made and appointed, and by these Presents do constitute,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, April 5, 1757
Trenton, April 5. 1757 My dear Child, We found the Roads much better than we expected, and got here well before Night. My kind Friend Mr. Griffitts’s 7 Carriage appearing…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, April 29, 1757
New York, April 29. 1757 My dear Child I wrote to you yesterday per Post. 4 This is only to acquaint you, that I am determined against going in the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, May 27, 1757
New York, Friday, May 27. 57 Afternoon My dear Debby Mr. Parker being doubtful this Morning, whether the Rain would permit his setting out to day, I had prepared no…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, June 2, 1757
New York, June 2. 1757 [My dear Child] 6 I have just received yours of the 29th [past. I have made] fresh Enquiry about the Clothes and [Sugar but have…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, July 17, 1757
[Falmouth, July 17, 1757] The bell ringing for church, we went thither immediately, and with hearts full of gratitude, returned sincere thanks to God for the mercies we had received:…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, July 27, 1757
London, July 27. 1757 My dear Child We arrived here well last Night, only a little fatigued with the last Day’s Journey, being 70 Miles. 8 I write only this…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, November 22, 1757
London, Nov. 22. 1757 My dear Child, During my Illness which continued near Eight Weeks, I wrote you several little Letters, 6 as I was able; the last was by…
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William Strahan to Deborah Franklin, December 13, 1757
London, December 13, 1757. Dear Madam, I will not write to you, for the future, as a stranger whom I never had the happiness of seeing, but as to one…