Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, September 1, 1755
Philada. Sept. 1. 1755. Dear Sir I wrote to you yesterday, 4 and now I write again. You will say, It can’t rain, but it pours: For I not only…
Philada. Sept. 1. 1755. Dear Sir I wrote to you yesterday, 4 and now I write again. You will say, It can’t rain, but it pours: For I not only…
Philada. Augt. 31. 1755 Dear Friend I have been employ’d almost all this Summer in the Service of our unfortunate Army, and other publick Affairs, that have brought me greatly…
Philada. May 3. 1753. Dear Sir, I received your Essay last Post, and my Presses being at present engag’d in some publick Work that will not admit of Delay, I…
Philada. April 12. 1753 Dear Sir I received your Favour of March 26. 8 and thank you for communicating to me, the very ingenious Letter from your Friend Mr. Todd,…
East Guilford, March. 6. Anno Domi 1753 Revd and Dear Sir, I number it among the fortunate Occurrences of my Life that I have been indulged an Interest in your…
Philadelphia, Dec. 19, 1752 Dear Sir, I received your affectionate letter of the 1st. 6 and am surprised to find that my letters do not of late get to your…
Philadelphia, Feb. 11. 1752 Dear Sir I received your Favour 3 per my Son, and return my Thanks for your kind Entertainment of him at your House. I delivered yours…
Philada. Dec. 24. 1751 Dear Sir, I wrote you at large per My Son, in answer to your former Favours, 8 and sent you an Extract of Mr. Collinson’s Letter,…
Philada. Dec. 10. 1751 Dear Sir The Rector of our Academy Mr. Martin, came over into this Country on a Scheme for making Potash in the Russian Method: 1 He…
Philada. Sept. 12. 1751 Dear Sir, I receiv’d your Favour of last Month, with the 12 Essays. 9 Sometime since, I mention’d to you a Method of increasing Dung by…