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Anne Farrow to Benjamin Franklin, January 8, 1759
Castle Thorp, January the 8 1759 Dear Sir I hope you will not think it bold though I Present you with a few Lines being So near a Relation. Hearing…
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Benjamin Franklin to Printer of The London Chronicle, September 19, 1758
Sir, I have seen in the papers lately, the following article of news, viz. “They write from Maryland, that their Assembly had passed a bill for raising 1000 men, and…
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Eyre Whalley to Benjamin Franklin, September 16, 1758
Ecton Sept. 16th. 1758 Sir, I return you my most Sincere thanks for your very kind Presents to me and my wife, which have done, and will afford very agreeable…
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Benjamin Franklin to Hugh Roberts, September 16, 1758
London, Sept. 16. 1758 Dear Friend, Your kind Letter of June 1. 4 gave me great Pleasure. I thank you for the Concern you express about my Health, which at…
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Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Norris, September 16, 1758
London, Sept. 16. 1758 Baskerville is printing Newton’s Milton in two Volumes, 8vo. I have inserted your Name in his List of Subscribers, as you mention your Inclination to encourage…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Norris, September 16, 1758
London, Sept. 16. 1758. Dear Sir, I received your Favours of May 17. and June 15. 5 and am glad the Books on Husbandry and Gardening got safe to hand.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, September 16, 1758
London Sept 16 1758 Dear Sister I received your Favour of June 17. I wonder you have had no Letter from me since my being in England. I have wrote…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, September 16, 1758
London, Sept. 16. 1758 Dear Sir, I wrote you a few Lines on the 6th Inst. in which I omitted acknowledging the Receipt of your several Favours of April 17.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Norris, September 15, 1758
During Franklin’s first English residence he carried out numerous financial transactions for Isaac Norris. At his friend’s request he bought and sent to Philadelphia a telescope, 8 several books and…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, September 6, 1758
London, Sept. 6. 1758 Dear Sir I have been much in the Country this summer, travelling over great Part of the Kingdom, partly to recover my Health, and partly to…