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Charles Woodmason to Benjamin Franklin, September 20, 1753
Cooper River, S. Carolina, Sept. 20, 1753 Let others muse on sublunary things, The rise of empires and the fall of kings; Thine is the praise, with bolder flight to…
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Harvey to William H. Seward, March 22, 1864
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 267.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, March 22, 1864. Sir:A paragraph appeared in one of the principal papers to-day of which the following…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, September 15, 1753
Lond. Sept: 15: 1753 My Dear friend As no Ship will Sail from Hence in a Month or 3 Weeks I take this oppertunity to Send by the Way of…
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GEORGE HENRY PREBLE, Commander United States Navy to James E. Harvey , United States Minister Resident, Lisbon, Portugal, February 29, 1864
[Untitled] United States Sloop-of-war St. Louis, Funchal Roads, Madeira, February 29, 1864. Sir: The rebel steamer Florida, Morris commander, arrived here on the night before the last, reporting as eighteen…
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Yale College to Benjamin Franklin, September 12, 1753
[September 12? 1753] Praeses et Socii Academiae Yalensis in novo portu Connecticutensium in Nov-Anglia Omnibus has Literas perlecturis Salutem in Domino sempiternam. Cum Caius Benjamin Franklin Philadelphiensis, Armiger, Literaturae Politioris…
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Harvey to William H. Seward, March 10, 1864
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 264.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, March 10, 1864. Sir:The enclosed extracts from an official letter addressed to me by Commander Preble, of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Clap, August 20, 1753
New York, Augt. 20. 1753 Dear Sir I arrived here well (Thanks to God) on Friday about Noon, and had the Pleasure of hearing from my Family, that all were…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, August 12, 1753
Augt. 12: 1753 4 My Dear Friend I have much to say but am on the Eve of marrying My Daughter 5 and many Orders in hast from Abroad that…
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Harvey to William H. Seward, February 28, 1864
[Extract.] Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 262.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, February 28, 1864. Sir:His Majesty’s government has commenced a system of military works and lines for…
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Harvey to William H. Seward, February 22, 1864
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 261.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, February 22, 1864. Sir: Information has just reached me by the packet from the Azores that the…