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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, November 28, 1745
Philada. Nov. 28. 1745 Sir I shall be very willing and ready, when you think proper to publish your Piece on Gravitation, &c., to print it at my own Expence…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, November 16, 1745
Philada. Nov. 16. 1745 Sir I wrote a Line to you via Maryland, and another via New York, lately, enclosing with each a Bill for £15 Sterl. The Third I…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, November 7, 1745
New York, Nov. 7. 1745 Sir Finding a Vessel here about to sail to London, I take the Opportunity to enclose you a second Bill, the first of which I…
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John G. Mitchell to Benjamin Franklin, September 12, 1745
Urbanna, Septr. 12th. 1745 Sir I was surprised to see yours of Jun. 15th. 2 come to my hands only by last Post. What I then received by it from…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Read, August 17, 1745
Saturday morning, Aug. 17, ’45 Dear J[emmy], I have been reading your letter over again, and since you desire an answer, I sit me down to write you one; yet,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, August 15, 1745
Philada. Augt. 15. 1745 Sir I receiv’d your Favour of the 20th past, with your medical Piece enclos’d, 1 the Reading of which gave me a great deal of Pleasure.…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Alexander, August 15, 1745
Philada. Augt. 15. 1745 Sir I return you herewith your Draughts, 5 with a Copy of one of them per Mr. Evans 6 and a few Lines relating to it…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Franklin, May 1, 1745
Philadelphia, [May ?], 1745 9 Our people are extremely impatient to hear of your success at Cape Breton. 1 My shop is filled with thirty inquiries at the coming in…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, April 14, 1745
Philada. April 14. 1745 Sir, The above is a Copy of mine per Capt. Martyn. I have only to desire you to add the following Books. 6 French Testaments. 12…
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John Mitchell to Benjamin Franklin, March 1, 1745
[March? 1745] 9 In the short account of the yellow fever, which I left with you at Philadelphia, I have not endeavoured to establish any theory, or even to make…