April 18th. 1754 Since September last, having been abroad on two long Journeys, 3 and otherwise much engag’d, I have made but few Observations on the positive and negative State…
Philada. April 15. 1754 Dear Sir When I return’d from Maryland in February last, I found your Favour of Jany. 1. 7 but having mislaid it soon after, I defer’d…
April 2d 1754 Any knowlege I have of the winds and other Changes which happen in the atmosphere is so very defective that it does not deserve the name. Neither…
à Paris le 31. Mars 1754. Je Reçus, Monsieur et très cher ami, le 15. Janvier dernier votre très obligeante lettre du 28. 8bre.1753. 5 et je n’y répondis pas…
Boston March 18th. 1754 Sir, The enclosed Account I had some time ago from a Gentleman in this Town as the substance of what he had collected from conversing with…
Inner Temple 17 Mar 1754 Sir I would fain merit a Correspondence, I have so much Pleasure in, and have therefore ventured to digest and commit to paper the Thoughts…
London, 15th March, 1754 To the Honorable James Hamilton, Esq., Lieutenant-Governor of Pennsylvania; William Allen, Esq., Chief Justice; Richard Peters, Esq., Secretary of Pennsylvania; Benjamin Franklin, Esq., Postmaster-General; Conrad Weiser,…
Philada. March 12. 1754 Gentlemen I wrote to you about a Month since, and sent you a Set of Bills for £15. 11 s. 5 d. Sterling, which I hope…
Lond March 7: 1754 My Dear Friend Your favours of the 16 and 7th and 29 8 came not to My Hands untill the First of March and the Philosophical…
[February 1754] Dear and worthy Sirs The loss of a very large packet (which took me up above a week’s writing), sent by Capt. Davis, 1 is the reason why…