Letters about Science

Pennsylvania Convention to Council of Safety, August 12, 1776

William Dunlap to Benjamin Franklin, August 10, 1776

King and Queen: Aug: 10th: 1776. Honord Sir Having lately labour’d under a most dangerous and severe Fit of Sickness, and being now but just able to hold my Pen,…

John Dickinson to Pennsylvania Convention, August 7, 1776

Elizabeth Town Augt. 7th, 1776 Sir, I have this Moment recd. Information, that Adam Shetsline and Stophel Young two Privates of Capt. Goodwin’s Company, have left the Camp without Leave,…

Committee of Secret Correspondence to Silas Deane, August 7, 1776

Philadelphia August 7th 1776 Dear Sir The above is a Copy of our last, which went by the Dispatch Captain Parker. 5 The Congress have since taken into consideration the…

John Lawrence to Benjamin Franklin, July 19, 1776

Burlington July 19th. 1776 Sir At the Request of Mrs. Mecum (who has been an Inhabitant of this City for some time past and behav’d with Prudence and Industry) We…

Pennsylvania Convention to James Burd, July 19, 1776

Philadelphia, July 19th, 1776. Sir: The Congress of the United States of America, having recommended to this Convention to hasten, with all possible expedition, the march of the associators of…

Lambert Wickes to Committee of Secret Correspondence, July 13, 1776

On board the Reprisal July 13th: 1776 Gentlemen This will inform of a Small Addition to our good fortune in the Prize Way. We this day took Capt. Muckelno in…

Noble Wimberly Jones to Benjamin Franklin, July 11, 1776

Savannah 11. July 1776. 1. A:M Dear Sir I received your kind favour of 12th Jany. but being out of Town just then, had not the pleasure of seeing and…

Lambert Wickes to Committee of Secret Correspondence, July 11, 1776

On board the Ship Reprisal July 11th. 1776 Gentlemen This will inform you of my proceedings since I left Cape May the 3d Instant. We left that place in Company…

Jasper Yeates to Benjamin Franklin, July 6, 1776