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Thomas Pownall to George Grenville, February 12, 1765
London Feb 12. 1765 Sir We have taken the Liberty to enclose and beg leave to submitt to your consideration a measure calculated for supplying the Colonies with a Paper…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Pownall, February 11, 1765
[February 11–12? 1765] 3 Sir I send you enclos’d the Paper you desire. You will judge of the Propriety of Publishing it as it is, or what Alterations should be…
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Deborah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, February 10, 1765
Feb the 10, [1765] I am set down to Confab a littel with my dear child as it Semes a Sorte of a hollow day for we have an ox…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, February 9, 1765
London, Feb. 9. 1765 My dear Child, I have been so hurried of late, that I could not write much by this Packet. 3 One Letter to the Speaker, 4…
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Anthony Todd to Benjamin Franklin, January 2, 1765
General Post Office January 2d: 1765. Mr. Todd presents his Compliments to Mr. Franklin, and is greatly distressed for want of the Clauses, and desires he would send them by…
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Alexander Small to Benjamin Franklin, June 18, 1764
[ c. 1764] 4 I have just recollected that in one of our great storms of lightning, I saw an appearance, which I never observed before, nor ever heard described.…
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John Greenwood to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1764
[1764–1775] 1 Mr. Greenwood , Takes the Liberty to inform Dr. Franklin and friends that he has Three very large and Capital Pictures just arrived, and to be seen at…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1764
Fryday [1764–1765] 6 My Dear Friend. I think you[r] Vindication is admirably well drawn up You make Mee Smile now and then with a keen back Stroke and then with…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Franklin, January 1, 1757
[Before 1765] Dear Brother, ***I like your ballad, and think it well adapted for your purpose of discountenancing expensive foppery, and encouraging industry and frugality. If you can get it…
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Benjamin Franklin to Sir Grey Cooper, January 1, 1764
[1764?–1775] 8 Sir, I used to put two Ounces of Bark finely powdered into a Bottle of Wine, and let it stand 24 Hours, in which time it will have…