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Arthur Lee to Benjamin Franklin, July 6, 1775
July 6th. 1775. Dear Sir. I write to you more to prove my remembrance of you, than for the importance of any thing I have to communicate. The two defeats…
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Jonathan Shipley to Benjamin Franklin, June 1, 1775
[June 1775] Dear Sir I would give much more than I can afford for one hours friendly Conversation with You. Writing is a tedious dilatory Business and tis impossible to…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, June 30, 1775
La Haie 30e Juin 1775 Monsieur, En réponse à la Lettre toute obligeante dont vous m’avez favorisé en date du 24 Fevrier 1774, puisque j’ai eu le bonheur de rencontrer…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Sargent, June 27, 1775
Philada. June 27. 1775. Dear Sir, I have written to Messrs. Browns and Collinson to pay the Ballance of my Acct to you; 8 and I beg you to take…
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Benjamin Franklin to Browns & Collinson, June 27, 1775
London, June 27. 75. Gentlemen, Pay the Ballance of my Account to John Sargent Esqr. 7 whose Receipt shall be your Discharge. I am, Gentlemen Your old Friend and humble…
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Samuel Vaughan to Benjamin Franklin, June 24, 1775
Montego Bay Jamaica 24 June 1775 My dear Sir, I most sincerely congratulate you and your country, upon your safe arrival in America. After many years watchful attention to its…
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Jonathan Sr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, June 19, 1775
Worcester June 19the. 1775 Honoured sir Hearing that you was arrv’d in America and I being much Concrned for our belov’d Son, this is to desire you to Give us…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, June 17, 1775
Philada. June 17. 1775. My dear Sister, I wrote to you some time since, having heard from one of the Delegates that you were at Warwick, and I supposed it…
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Noble Wimberly Jones to Benjamin Franklin, May 16, 1775
Savannah 16. May 1775 Dear Sir The frequent accounts of your Intentions of leaving England, also unwilling to intrude on time taken up with Matters of Consiquence prevented my Writing…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Priestley, May 16, 1775
Philadelphia, May 16, 1775. Dear Friend, You will have heard before this reaches you, of a march stolen by the regulars into the country by night, and of their expedition…