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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, May 9, 1753
Philadelphia May 9th. 1753 Sir I received your Favour of the 29th. August last 3 and thank you for the kind and judicious remarks you have made on my little…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, January 1, 1752
[1752?] 4 Sir, I am glad the perusal of the magical squares afforded you any amusement. I now send you the magical circle. Its properties, besides those mentioned in my…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, October 1, 1752
[October, 1752] 2 As you tell me our friend Cave is about to add some later experiments to my pamphlet, 3 with the Errata , 4 I send a coppy…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, June 29, 1751
Philadelphia June 29: 1751 Sir In Capt. Waddels Account * of the Effects of Lightning on his Ship, I could not but take Notice of the large Comazants (as he…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, May 21, 1751
Philada. May 21. 1751 Dear Sir Budden is arrived, and every thing you sent per him come safe to hand. Both the Library-Company and the Academy are exceedingly oblig’d to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, February 4, 1751
Philada. Feb. 4. 1750, 1 Dear Sir I receiv’d yours of Oct. 4. via New England, 9 with the Account of what you have laid out on Books and Mathematical…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, July 29, 1750
Philada. July 29 1750 Sir As you first put us on Electrical Experiments by sending to our Library-Company a Tube with Directions how to use it; and as our honourable…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, July 27, 1750
Philada. July 27. 1750 Sir Mr. Watson I believe wrote his Observations on my last Paper in Haste; 2 without having first well considered the Experiments related in §17 *…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, March 2, 1750
[March 2, 1750] 1 I was very much pleased with some ingenious papers in the late Transactions on the subject of electricity. 2 There is something however in the experiments…
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James Logan to Peter Collinson, February 28, 1750
Stenton 12 mo [February] 28 1749/50 Dear Peter I have Spent most of this day for the first time with thy friend Kalm accompanied with B. Franklin, and I know…