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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, March 24, 1779
Brest. March 24. 1778 [ i.e. , 1779] Sir I had the Honour of a Letter from, your Excellency at Nantes, but as I was setting off for this Place…
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Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Franklin, August 13, 1777
Virginia Aug. 13. 1777 Honorable Sir The bearer hereof Mr. Thomas Shores is a native of Virginia and having lately, in conjunction with some others established a partnership for the…
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Benjamin Franklin to ——, January 1, 1757
[1757–1775] Sir I have perus’d the Letters and Papers you put into my Hands, and shall, as you desire, say what occurs to me on the considering them. I do…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Fothergill, January 1, 1757
[1757–1762] 9 For the more effectual cleaning and keeping clean the Streets of London and Westminster, it is proposed, That the several Watchmen be contracted with to have the Dust…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Canton, January 1, 1757
Tuesday [1757–1772] 4 Mr. Franklin’s Compliments to Mr. Canton, and requests he would procure for him two more of the long Glass Tubes such as he formerly did him the…
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Giambatista Beccaria to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1757
[1757] 8 Father Beccaria thanks Mr. Franklin for his kind Remembrance; should have had a most singular Pleasure in seeing him at Turin, which he had been made to hope…
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Giambatista Beccaria to Benjamin Franklin, December 24, 1757
[Turin, December 24, 1757] John Baptist Beccaria [of the sacred schools, sends greetings] to Benjamin Franklin Esqr. the first in Electrical Knowledge &c. 1. Learned Sir, I am glad you…
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Benjamin Franklin to Sir John Pringle, December 21, 1757
Dec. 21. 1757 5 Sir The following is what I can at present recollect, relating to the Effects of Electricity in Paralytic Cases, which have fallen under my Observation. Some…
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William Strahan to Deborah Franklin, December 13, 1757
London, December 13, 1757. Dear Madam, I will not write to you, for the future, as a stranger whom I never had the happiness of seeing, but as to one…
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Benjamin Franklin to ——, December 13, 1757
[Cravenstreet, Dec. 13. 1757] Dear Sir I have read your Manuscrit with some Attention. By the Arguments it contains against the Doctrine of a particular Providence, tho’ you allow a…