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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, May 5, 1774
London, May 5. 1774 My dear Child, Our Family here is in great Distress. Poor Mrs. Hewson has lost her Husband, and Mrs. Stevenson her Son-in-law. He died last Sunday…
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Letters about Founding Era
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Francis Dashwood, Baron Le Despencer to Benjamin Franklin, May 3, 1774
Hanover Square May 3d 1774 Dear Doctor. I send you an extract from Mr. Jacksons bill for the Vase Stove. He has charged me on another account for 13 C…
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William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, May 3, 1774
Philad. May 3d. 1774 Honoured Sir This is to let you know that Betsy and I are here on a Visit to my Mother, who, with all the Family are…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, April 28, 1774
London, April 28. 1774 My dear Love, I hoped to have been on the Sea in my Return by this time, but find I must stay a few Weeks longer,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, April 28, 1774
London, April 28. 1774 Sir, I have written several Letters to you lately by different Conveyances, and sent you the Bills pass’d and about to be pass’d relating to our…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Priestley, April 10, 1774
Craven Street, April 10, 1774. Dear Sir, In compliance with your request, I have endeavoured to recollect the circumstances of the American experiments I formerly mentioned to you, of raising…
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Benjamin Franklin to Library Company of Philadelphia, April 7, 1774
London, April 7. 1774 Gentlemen, I thought Mr. Strahan had transmitted to you the Invoice with the Books by Falconer. 9 It is but yesterday he brought it to me,…
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Richard Nicholls Colden to Benjamin Franklin, April 6, 1774
Preceding From Franklin to Colden [18 February 1774] All All correspondence between Franklin and Colden
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, April 2, 1774
London, April 2. 1774 Sir My last was of the 22d past, since which I have received none of your Favours. I mentioned that the Bill brought into Parliament for…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Dilly, March 25, 1774
Cravenstreet, March 25. 1774 Gentlemen, The Bearer Mr. James Adair is well recommended to me from America, as a Person of Credit and Veracity, whose Accounts of what he has…