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Hugh Meredith to Benjamin Franklin, July 14, 1730
[July 14, 1730] Be it remembered , That Hugh Meredith and Benjamin Franklin have this Day separated as Partners, and will henceforth act each on his own Account. And that…
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Benjamin Franklin to Sarah Davenport, June 1, 1730
[June? 1730] 6 Dear Sister, Your kind and affectionate Letter of May the 15th, was extreamly agreeable to me; and the more so, because I had not for two Years…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Franklin, January 6, 1727
Philadelphia, January 6, 1726–7 Dear Sister, I am highly pleased with the account captain Freeman 5 gives me of you. I always judged by your behaviour when a child that…
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Benjamin Franklin to Sir Hans Sloane, June 2, 1725
June 2, 1725 Sir Having lately been in the Nothern Parts of America, I have brought from thence a Purse made of the Stone Asbestus, 4 a Piece of the…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, October 30, 1780
madrid 30 Oct 1780 Dr Sir The Pleasure given me by your Letter of the 2d. Inst may more Easily be conceived than expressed. I am greatly obliged by your…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, October 25, 1780
Madrid 25. Oct. 1780. Dear Sir, Your very agreable and friendly Letters I have recd. and shall take an early Opportunity of answering fully.— I have no Reason as yet…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, July 17, 1780
madrid 17 July 1780. Dear Sir, I have had the Pleasure of receiving your favours of the 13th. & 25th. of June last. 9 After having recd. Part of the…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, April 27, 1780
Madrid 27 Ap. 1780 Dear Sir Your Favor of the 7th. Inst. together with a Duplicate of that of the 22d Feby last 1 which I have never seen are…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, April 14, 1780
Madrid 14. April 1780. Sir, On the 26th. Jany. last at Cadiz, I did myself the Honor of wrinting to your Excellency a Letter, 6 by M. Gerard, enclosing one…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, January 26, 1780
Cadis 26 Jany 1780 Dear Sir You have doubtless been amused this month or two past with various Conjectures about the Fate of the Confederacy. She left Chester (on the…