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Benjamin Franklin to Ebenezer Kinnersley, March 16, 1752
March 16, 1752 Sir, Having brought your brimstone globe to work, I try’d one of the experiments you proposed, 4 and was agreeably surprized to find, that the glass globe…
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James Bowdoin to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1752
Boston March 2d. 1752 Sir I have received your favour of the 24th. January past, 9 inclosing an Extract from your Letter to Mr. Collinson and Dr. Colden’s Letter to…
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Sanford to William H. Seward, November 28, 1864
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 230.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, November 28, 1864. Sir:The budget of foreign affairs was discussed in the house of representatives on the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Ebenezer Kinnersley, March 2, 1752
March 2, 1752 Sir, I thank you for the experiments communicated. 7 I sent immediately for your brimstone globe, in order to make the trials you desired, but found it…
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John Perkins to Benjamin Franklin, February 17, 1752
Feb. 17th. 1752. Boston Sir I received your Bill by the last Post and thank you for it as I do likewise for the Pamphlets last Summer. It was a…
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Sanford to William H. Seward, November 25, 1864
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 229.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, November 25, 1864. Sir:The news of the almost unanimous election of the Union ticket reached here on…
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Jonathan Belcher to Benjamin Franklin, February 17, 1752
Eliz: Town (NJ) Febr. 17: 1752 Sir The last post brought me yours of 11: Currant 6 and in another packet 2 of your papers of 28: of January and…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, February 11, 1752
Philadelphia, Feb. 11. 1752 Dear Sir I received your Favour 3 per my Son, and return my Thanks for your kind Entertainment of him at your House. I delivered yours…
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Sanford to William H. Seward, November 21, 1864
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 228.] United States Legation, Brussels, November 21, 1864. Sir:Another detachment from the depot of recruits for Mexico was despatched hence last week, via St.…
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Ebenezer Kinnersley to Benjamin Franklin, February 3, 1752
Feb. 3, 1752 Sir, I have the following experiments to communicate: I held in one hand a wire, which was fasten’d at the other end to the handle of a…