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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, April 15, 1754
Philada. April 15. 1754 Dear Sir When I return’d from Maryland in February last, I found your Favour of Jany. 1. 7 but having mislaid it soon after, I defer’d…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, December 13, 1753
Philada. Dec. 13. 1753 Dear Sir, I received your Favour of the 5th Inst. and thank you for your kind Congratulations. 8 I wrote to you sometime since, and sent…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, October 27, 1753
Philada. Oct. 27. 1753 Dear Sir I herewith send you Twelve of the Noetica’s. Ten are bound as you desired; which are all I have of that best Paper, the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, July 2, 1752
Philada. July 2. 52 Reverend Sir I have sent you via New York 24 of your Books, bound as those I sent you per Post. The Remainder of the 50…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, December 24, 1751
Philada. Dec. 24. 1751 Dear Sir I received your Favour of the 11th Inst. 3 and thank you for the Hint you give of the Omission in the Idea. The…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, July 11, 1751
Philada. July 11. 1751 Dear Sir, I receiv’d your Favours of June [  and] July 4. 6 I am sorry for the Faults in the I[ntroduction] and shall endeavour to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, January 9, 1751
Philada. Jan. 9. 1750, 1 Dear Sir I receiv’d your Favour of the 14th past, 2 with the Noetica, which I shall immediately put to press, for I think it…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, November 22, 1750
Philada. Nov. 22. 1750 Dear Sir You are very obliging in your Compliments on my Sketch of the English School; 8 But I find ’tis deficient in the main Thing;…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, October 25, 1750
Philada. Oct. 25, 1750 Rev. Sir, Enclosed I return your Noetica as you desired, that you may add or alter what you think fit before it goes to the Press,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, September 13, 1750
Philada. Sept. 13. 1750 Dear Sir I am sorry to hear of your Illness: If you have not been us’d to the Fever and Ague, let me give you one…