Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, November 27, 1753
Philada. Nov. 27. 1753 Dear Sir, Having wrote you fully via Bristol, 9 I have now little to add. Matters relating to the Academy remain in Statu quo. A Majority…
Philada. Nov. 27. 1753 Dear Sir, Having wrote you fully via Bristol, 9 I have now little to add. Matters relating to the Academy remain in Statu quo. A Majority…
Philada. April 18. 1754 Dear Sir I have had but one Line from you since your Arrival in England, which was a short one, via Boston, dated October 18. acquainting…
New York May 27 th 1789 Dear Sir— I have received your obliging Letter of the 19 th . a drawback on Rum exported is admitted by the House, and…
Quincy April 21 1797 Dear sir The Death of my Mother which took place this afternoon very suddenly, will prevent my Sitting out on my journey as I had intended…
East Chester october 23. 1797 Dear sir As you was absent when I left home I was unable to pay you for some articles which you had purchased for me,…
Philadelphia Nov br 21. 1797 Dear sir I received your obliging favour of Nov br 8 th the day after I last wrote you. I inclose the amount of your…
Philadelphia 6 th Feb ry 1798 Dear sir I received your Letter of Jan’ ry and observed Your communication, somewhat alterd to better suit the Times. I though the alteration…
Philadelphia Feb ry 28 1798 my Dear Sir We now have the appearence of some fine weather our Rivers are open, but our Roads are all like what we experienced…
[2 March 1798 ] 1 Dear sir The President received your Letter this morning dated 5 Feb’ry. 2 the Rule of the former President not to answer Letters of this…
March 5 th 1798 Dear sir I received your kind favour of Feb ry 25 this morning. 1 the badness of the roads I suppose was the reason it did…
Philadelphia June 4 th 1798 My Dear sir I received your Letter yesterday of May the 28 th and the Sermons you were so kind as to send me, which…
Philadelphia Nov’ br the 22. 1799 dear sir Least you should not see many of the curiosities produced in the Aurora; I shall now and then inclose You a choice…
Jan ry 16th 1800 Philadelphia my dear sir I received Your Letter by mr sheafe together with the small trunk safe, and render many thanks to you and Mrs smith…
March 3 d 1800— Dear sir I received on saturday Your kind favour of Feb’ ry accept My thanks for the orations. 1 I send you in return Major Jacksons,…
Quincy Sepbr 12 1811 Altho I cannot personally be with you, oweing to the Sickness in my own Family, to pay the last tribute of respect to the remains of…