Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, July 29, 1747
Philada. July 29. 1747 Sir, Your Favours of March 18 and April 1 1 are come to Hand with all the Books, &c. mentioned in the invoice, in good Order,…
Philada. July 29. 1747 Sir, Your Favours of March 18 and April 1 1 are come to Hand with all the Books, &c. mentioned in the invoice, in good Order,…
Philada. June 1. 1747 Dear Sir Mr. Hall will acquaint you of the Footing we are about to go upon &c. &c. 9 I have only time to acquaint you,…
Philada. May 1. 1747 Dear Sir This is only to cover a Bill of Exchange for Eleven Pounds 2 s. 2½ d. Sterl. drawn on Richd. Atkinson 8 of Colthouse…
Philada. Jany. 4. 1746[,7] Sir, I wrote a Line to you some days since, via New York, enclosing a Bill of £25 Sterling; the second in a Copy by some…
Philada, Jan. 1. 1746, 7. This is only to enclose a Bill of Exchange for £25 Sterling, and to wish you and good Mrs. Strahan, with your Children &c. many…
Philada. Sept. 25. 1746 Sir Your Favours of Feb. 11. and May 1. are come to hand. Mesnard arrived safe this Morning, and I suppose I shall have the Trunks…
Philada. May 22. 1746 Sir This is only to enclose a third Bill, for £15.0.0 Sterling the first and second of which went from this Port directly and from Annapolis:…
Philada. April 26. 1746 Sir I have had no Line from [you] since that dated June 1745, which, with your equal Silence to our Friends Hall and Read, made me…
Dec. 22. 1745 Sir The above is a Copy of what I wrote you per Mesnard 9 who sailed about 10 Days ago from this Port. This goes per Capt.…
Philada. Dec. 11. 1745 [Sir] While the War continues I find it will not answer to send for any considerable Quantities of Books; for that Business, as well as others…