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Benjamin Franklin to Edward Shippen, February 14, 1754
Philada. Feb. 14, 1754 Dear Sir, I receiv’d your Favour of the 8th Inst. 6 with the Dollar enclos’d. They are the best Quills I could get in Town. I…
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Letters about Science
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Cadwallader Colden to Benjamin Franklin, February 13, 1754
Coldengham Febry 13th 1754 Dear Sir The want of an opportunity is the only reason why I have not before this acknowleged your favor of the 6th of Decr. and…
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Edward Shippen to Benjamin Franklin, February 8, 1754
Lancaster the 8 Feb. 1754 Dear Sir After paying yourself for the Postage of the Inclosed Letter to Boston please to send the remainder of the Piece of 8/8 in…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, January 26, 1754
London Jany 26 1754 My Dear Friend As I emptied my Budget Largely by unfortunate Capt. Davis 5 and as our Friend Smith comes in Capt. Shirley it will save…
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Nathan Whiting to Benjamin Franklin, January 16, 1754
New York Jany 16 1754 Dear Sir In my passage to N York I met the Post by whom Received your Letter 2 by it percieve you have Suspended the…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, January 14, 1754
Lond: Jry 14: 1753 [1754] My Dear Friend I am so disheartend at the Loss of Capt. Davis, that I cannot tell how to sett Penn to paper. 8 I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, January 1, 1754
Philada. Jan. 1. 1753[1754] Gentlemen, I received your Money of Mr. Willing, and will remit it to London as soon as I have your Orders to whom. I expect the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, January 1, 1754
Philada. Jan. 1. 1753 [1754] 7 Dear Sir, I have your Favour of the 3d past, with your Son’s Remarks on the Abbé Nollet’s Letters. 8 I think the Experiments…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Alexander, January 1, 1753
[1753?] 4 Suppose a tube of any length open at both ends, and containing a moveable wire of just the same length, that fills its bore. If I attempt to…
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James Alexander to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1753
[1753?] 2 If I remember right, the Royal Society made one experiment to discover the velocity of the electric fire, by a wire of about four miles in length, supported…