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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, February 11, 1752
Philadelphia, Feb. 11. 1752 Dear Sir I received your Favour 3 per my Son, and return my Thanks for your kind Entertainment of him at your House. I delivered yours…
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Ebenezer Kinnersley to Benjamin Franklin, February 3, 1752
Feb. 3, 1752 Sir, I have the following experiments to communicate: I held in one hand a wire, which was fasten’d at the other end to the handle of a…
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Jonathan Belcher to Benjamin Franklin, February 3, 1752
Eliz: Town (NJ) Febr. 3 1752 Sir The 20th Ulti I returnd you my thanks for your kind respect in the service of your Electrical Apparatus and which I hope…
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Samuel Johnson to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1752
[January ? 1752] Dear Sir I now make my Thankful Acknowledgment for your 2 kind Letters of Decr. 24, and Janry. 8. 5 I have reviewed your most obliging Letters…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, January 24, 1752
Philada. Jan. 24. 1752 Sir I am glad to learn by your Favour of the 21st past, 3 that Mr. Kinnersley’s Lectures have been acceptable to the Gentlemen of Boston,…
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Jonathan Belcher to Benjamin Franklin, January 20, 1752
Eliz: Town (NJ) Janua: 20: 1752 Sir I wrote you a few lines the 18th: of last month telling you of the misfortune that had befell your Electrical Globe. 9…
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Deborah Franklin to Margaret Strahan, December 24, 1751
Desember 24 1751 Madam I am ordored by my master to write for sum books for Salley Franklin. I am in hopes shee will be abel to write her selfe…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, December 24, 1751
Philada. Dec. 24. 1751 Dear Sir I received your Favour of the 11th Inst. 3 and thank you for the Hint you give of the Omission in the Idea. The…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, December 24, 1751
Philada. Dec. 24. 1751 Dear Sir, I wrote you at large per My Son, in answer to your former Favours, 8 and sent you an Extract of Mr. Collinson’s Letter,…
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James Bowdoin to Benjamin Franklin, December 21, 1751
Boston December 21. 1751 Sir The Experiments Mr. Kennersley has exhibited here, have been greatly pleasing to all sorts of people, that have seen them; and I hope by the…