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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, February 13, 1750
Philada. Feb. 13. 1749, 50 Sir I receiv’d your very kind Letter relating to my Proposals for the Education of our Youth, and return you the Thanks of the Gentlemen…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, February 5, 1750
Londn. february 5: 1749/50 I have so many Obligations to my kind Friend, that I dedicated a time to Visit all the Booksellers in London to search for foreign Electrical…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, January 29, 1750
Monday Jany 29. 1750 Sir Enclosed I send you a Copy of the Constitution of the Academy. Your agreeing to be one of the Trustees gave great pleasure to all…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, January 20, 1750
[January 20, 1750] The magical squares, how wonderful soever they may seem, are what I cannot value myself upon, but am rather ashamed to have it known I have spent…
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, January 12, 1750
11 [January] 12th [1750] My Esteemed Friend I wrote to him to come up hither next first day if the weather was good Seeing while the Assembly Sits I can…
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, January 8, 1750
Jan. 8th [1750] My Friend B.F. If there be any convenient room left, Since my eldest Son 6 has rejected the Offer, I am willing my name Should be inserted…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, December 17, 1749
[December 17, 1749] I send the Dialogues on Education, which I ascribed to Hutcheson, but am since informed they were wrote by Mr. Forbes, Professor of Philosophy in the University…
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, December 17, 1749
10br [December] 17 [1749] My Friend I Send him his borrowed Praeceptor. I thought to have bought that and Turnbull for my Son who is at home with me and…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, December 16, 1749
[December 16, 1749] I send you herewith a new French piece on electricity, 5 in which you will find a journal of experiments on a paralytic person. I also send…
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, December 13, 1749
10br [December] 13 [1749] My Friend I wrote to him 1 that Lewis Evans has been here yesterday to advise of T. Godfrey’s Decease 2 which I supposed had prevented…