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Jonathan Sr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, September 19, 1771
Boston September 19 1771 Honoured Sir Your favour of the 10th of June I duly received note the Contents. When I wrote you of receiving the Money of Hall in…
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William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, September 3, 1771
[September 3?, 2 1771] [ Beginning lost: ] Allen and Turner procured any Information to be given me, that the People would rise and destroy all their Iron Works in…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Sr Williams, August 25, 1771
London, 25 August, 1771. Dear Cousin, I have received yours of July 8th and 12th, with the bills, which are carried to your credit. I hope your son Jonathan may…
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Samuel Cooper to Benjamin Franklin, August 23, 1771
Boston 23. Aug—71 Dear Sir, Tho I wrote you not long since by Mr. Lane, 5 yet Commodore Gambier telling me He shall take Pleasure in bringing you a Letter;…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Hewson, August 23, 1771
[Aug. 23, 1771 3 ] Dr. Hunter expects Mr. Hewson should go on with his Business as usual during the Remainder of the Term they are to continue together; and…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, August 19, 1771
London, Augt. 19. 1771. My Lord, By the Southampton Coach, I have sent your Lordship the Book of State Trials, which would have been sent sooner but that I hoped…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, August 17, 1771
London, Aug. 17. 1771 My dear Child, I wrote to you some time since to go by Capt. Falconer, but he is still here. I have since written to you…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, August 15, 1771
London, Augt. 15. 1771 My dear Lord, Many Thanks for your Letters to the Primate and Mr. Jackson; which I shall take care to forward if I should happen not…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Canton, August 15, 1771
Augt. 15. 71 Dear Sir, I have just received the enclos’d from Dr. Priestly. And as it contains an Account of a new Discovery of his, which is very curious,…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Bartram, July 17, 1771
London, July 17. 1771 My good and dear old Friend, I received your kind Letter of April 29. wherein you complain of your Friends here not writing to you. I…