Letters about Science

Tuthill Hubbart to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

Boston May 14th. 1778 Dear Sir I have inclosed You One Letter I received from Aunt Mecom to forward You. 3 It gave real pleasure to your Friends to hear…

Christopher Gadsden to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

Chas. Town So. Carolina 14 May 1778 Dear Sir I take the Liberty to introduce the Bearer Mr. Thomas Waites to your Notice, a Young Gentleman who was educated at…

Samuel Cooper to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

Boston 14th May. 1778. My dear Sir, I wrote you two Days ago; 8 but hearing the Vessel is unexpectedly detain’d, I send you a plaintive poetic Piece just publish’d…

William Carmichael to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

Boston May 14th. 1778 The return of the Nymph frigate in which Captain Coulter [Courter] came passenger gives me the honor of informing you that the Deane arrivd at Portsmouth…

Jonathan Jr Williams to American Commissioners, May 11, 1778

James Moylan to American Commissioners, May 11, 1778

L’Orient 11th. May 1778 Honorable Gentlemen I am this moment informed by a Gentleman from Brest, that the Ranger Frigate Cap: J. Jones arrived in that port with a prize…

Richard Price to Benjamin Franklin, May 10, 1778

May 10th [1778] Dr. P. is very Sorry the bearer of this has any reason for giving Dr. Franklin any farther trouble; but he doubts not but Dr. F—— will…

Marie-Thérèse de Broglie, comtesse de Lameth to Benjamin Franklin, May 10, 1778

A Dourier 9 ce 10 mai 1778 Je ne puis résister, Monsieur, au désir de vous assurer moi meme de ma reconnoissance pour la protection que vous voulés bien accorder…

Marianne Camasse, comtesse de Forbach Deux-Ponts to Benjamin Franklin, May 10, 1778

Le 10 May 1778 forbach par saarlouis Me voila enfin dans ma chaumiere mon cher Monsieur franklin, ou il y a un siecle que je fait le projet d’avoir L’honeur…

Claude-Mammès Pahin de Champlain de La Blancherie to Benjamin Franklin, May 9, 1778

Paris le 9. Mai 1778 ancien college de Bayeux rue de la Harpe Monsieur, Vous me trouverez bien ingrat de n’avoir pas encore été me mettre à vos pieds et…