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Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg to Benjamin Franklin, March 1, 1772
[Before Oct. 9. 1772? 1 ] [ Beginning lost. ] Il est arrivé icy depuis environ un mois un Abbé qui a eté Professeur de Philosophie à Perpignan et que…
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Sir John Pringle to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1772
Wednesday morning [before September 30?, 1772] Sir John Pringle presents his Compliments to Dr. Franklin, and desires the favour of the Doctor’s letting him know at what hour he can…
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Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price, September 28, 1772
Cravenstreet, Sept. 28. 1772 Dear Sir, Inclos’d I send you Dr. Priestly’s last Letter, of which a Part is for you, he says, but the whole seems as proper for…
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Benjamin Franklin to Georgiana Shipley Hare-Naylor, September 26, 1772
London, Sept. 26. 1773 [1772 4 ] Dear Miss, I lament with you most sincerely the unfortunate End of poor Mungo : Few Squirrels were better accomplish’d; for he had…
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Georgiana Shipley Hare-Naylor to Benjamin Franklin, September 22, 1772
Chilbolton Tuesday 22d September [1772 9 ] Dear Sir I have the Misfortune to acquaint you that last week poor Mungo got out of his Cage and was killed by…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Priestley, September 19, 1772
London Sept. 19. 1772 Dear Sir, In the Affair of so much Importance to you, wherein you ask my Advice, I cannot for want of sufficient Premises, advise you what…
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Marie-Catherine Biheron to Benjamin Franklin, September 10, 1772
de Paris ce 10 Septembre 1772 Monsieur Je suis tres sensible à l’honneur de votre souvenir et vous remercie de votre grasieuse lettre; je saisis avec empressement l’occasion de Mr.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Defender of Lord Hillsborough, September 8, 1772
[After September 7, 1772 7 ] Sir, In your Paper of the 7th Instant, one M.S. attempts to defend Lord Hillsborough’s Conduct, attack’d it seems, by some preceding Piece which…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Walsh, September 6, 1772
London, Sept. 6. 1772 Dear Sir, I am glad to find by your Favour of the 27th past, that you are return’d safe and well to Paris after your Expedition…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Huske, September 6, 1772
London, Sept. 6. 1772 Dear [Sir] I have deferred Writing to you agreable to the Caution you gave me, till this safe Opportunity offered. America is infinitely oblig’d to you…