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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, September 23, 1756
Philada. Sept. 23. 1756 Dear Friend I enclose three Bills, viz. A second 7 for £50 Sterling, drawn by Thos. Saul on Wm. Baker. A first — £20 — —…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Pownall, September 9, 1756
[September 9, 1756] The circular Letter You show’d me the Draft of, explaining the Particulars of what Assistance was required and expected from the Colonies to the King’s Forces, has…
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William Clapham to Benjamin Franklin, September 8, 1756
[September 8, 1756] This Post 12 which is in my Opinion of the utmost Consequence to the Province is already defensible against all the Power of Musquetry, but as it…
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William Clapham to Benjamin Franklin, September 7, 1756
Fort Augusta, 7th. Septr. 1756 Sir The Bearer Michael McGuire inlisted as a private Soldier for the Term of three Months in the Service of the Province, he has not…
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William Shipley to Benjamin Franklin, September 1, 1756
London Sepr: 1st. 1756. Sir I am order’d to acquaint you, that the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce have unanimously elected you a Corresponding Member; and…
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Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital to William Denny, September 1, 1756
[September 1, 1756] To the Honourable William Denny Esqr: Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, The Address of the Managers and Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Hospital. May it please the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Pownall, August 1, 1756
[August? 1756] 5 I have some Suspicions that one OFarrel, an Irish Roman Catholick, may possibly be the Writer of those Letters, by the account I remember to have heard…
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Pennsylvania Assembly to William Denny, August 31, 1756
[August 31, 1756] May it please the Governor , We look upon the Royal Approbation of the Governor’s Appointment, at this critical Time, as a Mark of the paternal Regard…
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Benjamin Franklin to Catharine Ray, August 26, 1756
Philada. Augt. 26. 1756 Dear [Katy] I receiv’d your very agreable Line [of] the 2d. Inst. 9 in which you tell me you would write me a long Letter, but…
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William Parsons to Benjamin Franklin, August 25, 1756
Easton Augt. 25. 1756 Dear Sir The inclosed is the Copy of a Bill which I had given over for lost as Mr. Kilbey 4 protested it the next Fall…