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Thomas Hutchinson to Benjamin Franklin, July 29, 1769
Boston 29 July 1769 Dear Sir I cannot omit my complements to you by Sir Francis Bernard who embarks in the Rippon to report to His M[ajesty] the state of…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, July 22, 1769
[New York, July 22, 1769. Repeats the substance of his letter of June 28. Encloses a bill of exchange for £50 from Luke & Prettyjohn, Barbados, drawn on Richard Gosling…
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Hannah Walker to Benjamin Franklin, July 17, 1769
Westbury July th 17 1769 Most Honoured Sir I Humbly beg your Pardon for giving you this Trouble but it is to let you know that I have been Extremely…
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Cadwalader Evans to Benjamin Franklin, July 15, 1769
Philada July 15th. 1769. Dear Sir, By the Ship Chalkley, Capt. Volans I sent to you Owen Biddle’s, and Joel Bailey’s, observations, of the Transit of Venus, at Cape Henlopen;…
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Wright & Gray Smith to Benjamin Franklin, July 13, 1769
[Thursday, xiii of 2 ] July, 1769 Esteemed F[riend:] Pursuant to thy favour received yesterday afternoon we herewith send thee Forty Guineas to thy Debit in account. Shall pay our…
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Thomas Bond to Benjamin Franklin, June 7, 1769
Philada. June 7th 1769. My dear Sir, I receiv’d your Letter of the 9th of March with William Cowell’s inclosed, at which I was much surprised, as his last to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Noble Wimberly Jones, June 7, 1769
London, June 7. 1769 Sir, I did myself the Honour of Writing to you on the 3d. of the last Month, 9 since when the Parliament has risen without repealing…
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Benjamin Franklin to James West, June 7, 1769
7 June, 1769. Sir, As, in consequence of a letter addressed to the Royal Society from the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s, 4 the Society did us the honour…
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John Shippen to Benjamin Franklin, June 3, 1769
Skeleton-hall, 9 St. Thos. Street, Southwarke June 3d. 1769. Most respected Sir If after the Perusal of the inclosed Letters from my Father you will Venture to Assist Me, by…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, June 3, 1769
London, June 3. 1769 My dear Child, Capt. Jefferies has so long talk’d of sailing, that People began to think he would never sail; 6 and now I am just…