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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, February 2, 1780
Passy, Feb. 2. 1780. Dear Sir, I received duly your favours of Jany. 9. 10. & 11. I gave Orders immediately for the Acceptance and Payment of the Bill you…
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Letters to Thomas Digges
Thomas Digges was an English mathematician and astronomer. He was the first to expound the Copernican system in English but discarded the notion of a fixed shell of immoveable stars to postulate infinitely many stars at varying distances. He was also first to postulate the "dark night sky paradox".
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13 letters
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, February 9, 1780
Passy, feb. 9. 1780. Dear Sir I have just received yours by Capt. Belt I shall Comply with his request as he is recommended by you. 5 I have written…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, February 15, 1780
Passy, feb. 15. 1780 Dear sir In Answer to yours relating to Capt. Cook, 6 this may inform you that I sent Copies of the Enclos’d to all the American…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, February 26, 1780
Passy Feb. 26. 1780. Dear Sir I comply’d readily with your late Recommendations, placing faith in the Declaration of the Parties, that the Transaction was bonafide intended, for the Purpose…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, March 15, 1780
Passy, March. 15. 1780. Dear sir, In compliance with your Recommendation, which I very much respect, I have given the Passports desired by Captains Mitchel and Carpenter. 9 All these…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, June 25, 1780
Passy, June 25. [1780] Dear Sir I received yours 5 inclosing a very obliging Letter from Mr. President Banks. The Congress cannot be said to have ordered the Instructions I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, July 30, 1780
Passy, July 30. 1780. Dear Sir, I received yours of the 29th. past, and of 6 Inst. but that you mention as sent by Barnet never came to Hand, 7…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, September 18, 1780
Passy, Sept. 18. 1780. Dear Sir, I am sorry you have had so much trouble about Jones’s Affair. When he borrow’d of me the 30. Guineas, he gave me the…
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John Adams to Thomas Digges, September 25, 1780
Amsterdam Sept. 25. 1780 The People on your Side, Seem determined to revenge themselves for the Loss of their Power, on those who have done all they could to Save…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, November 7, 1780
Nov. 7. 1780. Dear Sir, I have received several Letters from you lately which I have been unable to answer, a severe Fit of the Gout having confined me to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, December 5, 1780
Decr. 5. 1780. Dear Sir, We have inquired at the Bureau des Diligences de Flandres, and can learn nothing yet of the Picture which chagrines me greatly, 4 A Portrait…
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John Adams to Thomas Digges, December 17, 1780
17th. Decr. 1780 I regularly recieve the Newspapers, but have not recieved the Books or Pamphlets of any kind. If a Majority of the People your Way think America still…
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John Adams to Thomas Digges, March 21, 1782
March 21. 1782 1 Mr Adams will Stay, at home, for the Gentleman in No. 10, whom he will receive at ten o Clock, this Day, Sans Ceremonie, provided the…