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Directors of Library Company to Thomas Penn, March 14, 1749
Philada: March 14th 1748/9 Sir This waits of You to acknowledge the Receipt of Your generous present to the Library Company by the Hands of Mr. Richard Hockley of a…
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Letters about Science
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, February 28, 1749
Philada. Feby. 28. 1748–9 Our Friend Hall goes on exceedingly well: Has lately got a Daughter. 9
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, February 13, 1749
Febry 13th [1749] To B Franklin I return’d him the Reliquiae Bodleianae 6 which he took out of the Library for me, blaming the Editor for not digesting the Letters…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, January 9, 1749
Philada. Jan. 9. 1748,9 Dear Sir This just serves to cover a Bill of Exchange for £8 8 s. o d. Sterling, and to let you know we are all…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Read, December 5, 1748
[December 5, 1748] Sir ’Tis some Time since I receiv’d a considerable Account against you from England. An Unwillingness to give you Concern has hitherto prevented my mentioning it to…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, November 29, 1748
Philada. Nov. 29. 1748 Sir I received your Favour of the 9th Inst. 2 with the Voyage in Search of the N.W. Passage; I have been several Times since at…
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Philadelphia Common Council to James Hamilton, November 25, 1748
[November 25, 1748] To the Honourable James Hamilton , Esq; 9 Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, and Counties of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex, on Delaware; The humble Address of…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, November 23, 1748
Philada. Nov. 23. 1748 Dear Sir I have just Time to acquaint you that yours per Cowie is this moment come to hand, with Mr. Read’s Account &c. 5 I…
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, November 9, 1748
9br [November] 9th [1748] My friend B F. I here return thee Hen: Ellis’s Tract of his Voyage to Hudson’s Bay, 1 which I have perused and I thank thee…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, November 7, 1748
[November 7, 1748] I send you herewith the late Voyage for the Discovery of the Northwest Passage, 8 which I hope may afford you some entertainment. If you have the…