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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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Harvard College to Benjamin Franklin, July 25, 1753
[July 25, 1753] Senatus Academiae Cantabrigiensis in Nov. Anglia Omnibus in Christo Fidelibus praesentes has Literas inspecturis vel audituris Salutem in Domino sempiternam. Quandoquidem Dominus Benjamin Franklin Armgr: de Philadelphia…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, July 23, 1753
Boston July 23. 1753 Dear Son, I am pleas’d to learn by yours of the 12th that you have taken a circumstantial Account of the Appearances at Trumbles’s House, which…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, July 20, 1753
Londn July 20 1753 It is a great pleasure to Mee to receive so many repeated Instances of my Dear friends regard for Mee, In his Sundry favours of Aprill…
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Benjamin Franklin to Hugh Roberts, July 16, 1753
Boston July 16. 1753 Dear Friend By a Vessel yesterday from London I receiv’d the enclos’d from the Agent Rd. Patridge, 4 which please to communicate to the Speaker. I…
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William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, July 12, 1753
Philada. Thursday July 12. 1753 On Sunday last, about 45 Minutes after 3 in the Morning, a Dwelling House, one of a continued Row on the West Side of Second-Street…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, July 3, 1753
July 3d [1753] Received June the 30. 1753. On Board the London for Philadelphia One long Case Mark’d L 4 M C No. 1 which I promise to Deliver (Dangers…
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Aaron Burr to Benjamin Franklin, March 20, 1753
Mch. 20. 53. Sir Your Febry. 28. 1 with the enclos’d Letters was very acceptable. I am sorry we [are] not provid’d with Instruments to observe the approaching Transit of…
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William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, June 28, 1753
Philada. June 28. 1753 Honoured Sir, I wrote you last Week; 9 since which Nothing new has occurr’d, worth communicating save a [paper?] publish’d by Chattin, that has made a…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, June 26, 1753
Newhaven in Connecticut June 26. 1753 Dear Friend I received a Letter from you on the Road hither, with one of the supplemental Papers on Electricity; and a Letter from…