William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, December 17, 1765
Burlington, Decbr: 17. 1765 Honoured Sir, You will probably have heard before this reaches you of the Return of Col. Croghan, and the Success he every where met with in…
Burlington, Decbr: 17. 1765 Honoured Sir, You will probably have heard before this reaches you of the Return of Col. Croghan, and the Success he every where met with in…
Philada. Decr. 13th. 1765 My dear Friend By this Time I hope his Lordship has recieved our Letters, 1 and as the Bishops always spend their Winter in London it…
London Dec. 13. 1765 Dear Child, I can only write one Line to let you know I am well, and shall write fully to you and all my Friends as…
[December 4–9, 1765] 9 Dr. Heberden sends his compliments to Dr. Franklin, and desires the favor of his company at dinner on wednesday next (Decr. 11th.) at half an hour…
[November 1765] 7 Dear Sir, In the Midst of our Confusions, You will permit me to trouble You with the reading a line from me also, but to give You…
Newport 30 Novr 1765 Dear Sir The inclosed is the Copy of a Letter I delivered on the 16th. Inst. to be conveyed by a Vessel bound to Falmouth, which…
Philada. Novr. 29 1765 Messrs. Jackson and Franklin Sirs The Merchants of this City, greatly destrest with the present Circumstances of their Commerce, have transmitted to the Merchants and Manufacturers…
27: 11 mo: 1765 BF Dear Friend I am favoured with thy short Epistle of Augt. 9th 2 and when I considered the lesser demand thou mentions for Cutting a…
Wednesday morng. [November 27, 1765] 8 Oh! my dear Friend! I never was more surpriz’d than on reading your Note. 9 I grieve for you, for Mrs. Strahan, for Mr.…
Newport Novr. 26. 1765 Dear Sir On the 22d Instant I received your Favor of the 5th. of July last, and the Diploma from the University of Edinburgh, with the…