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Jacob Spicer to Benjamin Franklin, September 20, 1742
Cape May Sepr. 20th. 1742 Sir, The difficulty I have Labour’d under Some time in the management of my Fathers affairs, for want of giving publick notice, Obliges me to…
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Gilbert Tennent to Benjamin Franklin, September 22, 1741
N.B. [New Brunswick, N.J.], Sept. 22: 1741 Honoured Sir I thank you kindly for your Love in Sending me Some of the remarks and of my Sermons on justification as…
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Thomas Hancock to Benjamin Franklin, August 10, 1741
Boston Augt. 10th. 1741 Mr. Benja. Franklin Sir Inclosed you have Coppys of Seven note of hand from Sundry Persons who have Since Run away in my Debt, and I…
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Directors of Library Company to John Penn, August 3, 1741
Philada. Aug: 3d. 1741 Sir, Your Present to the Library Company of a curious Microscope and Camera Obscura is received. This fresh Instance of your Generosity and Regard gives the…
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, May 6, 1741
Stenton May 6. 1741 My Good friend B. Franklin, I return thee all thy Books with my hearty thanks for thy trouble in favouring me with a sight of them,…
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John Webbe to Benjamin Franklin, December 18, 1740
A Particular must imagine himself to be of mighty Consequence, when he thinks his private Differences deserve to be decided at the public Tribunal. But when he is dragged there…
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John Webbe to Benjamin Franklin, December 4, 1740
As it is the indispensible Duty of every Man to defend his Reputation from unjust Calumny, I was, therefore , obliged to step forth to vindicate mine, from the injurious…
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John Webbe to Benjamin Franklin, November 27, 1740
The principal End proposed by the Plan of a Magazine, lately published in this Paper, was to lay open the Nature of the Constitutions of the several Colonies, and to…
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George Whitefield to Benjamin Franklin, November 26, 1740
Reedy-Island, Nov. 26, 1740 Dear Mr. F[ranklin], I thank you for your letter. 8 You may print my life, as you desire. 9 God willing, I shall correct my two…
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John Webbe to Benjamin Franklin, November 17, 1740
Philadelphia Nov. 17. 1740 Tho’ Nothing could be more imprudent in Mr. Franklin than to thrust me into his Advertisement, 5 in any Shape whatsoever; yet he has not only…