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Alexander Spotswood to Benjamin Franklin, October 12, 1739
Germanna, Octob. 12. 1739 Sir, 5 The Part which your Predecessor, Mr. Andrew Bradford, has acted with respect to the Post-Office Accompts, is no longer to be born with .…
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Simon Meredith to Benjamin Franklin, July 29, 1739
July 29 1739 Sir Please to let my Son Hugh Meredith have the Sum of Eight pounds and place the Same to the Account of your Real Friend And very…
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Josiah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, May 26, 1739
Boston, May 26, 1739 Loving Son. As to the original of our name there is various opinions; some say that it came from a sort of title of which a…
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Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Corin, December 22, 1738
Dec. 22. 1738 Mr. Corin Please to let the Bearer Stephen Potts 3 have a pair of Leather Breeches, and charge them to the Account of your Friend B Franklin
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Joseph Morgan to Benjamin Franklin, October 11, 1738
Octobr 11. [1738] Mr. Franklin Please to fasten this to the Manuscript of Philosophy. 1 And if it be gone, be so kind as to inclose it to the Royal…
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Joseph Morgan to Benjamin Franklin, October 5, 1738
Maidenhead 5. Octr. 1738 Mr. Franklin If my Manuscripts 9 be not gone before this comes to you; I have one Small Amendment (which happened thro’ too much hast). It…
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Directors of Library Company to John Penn, August 8, 1738
Philadelphia August 8th. 1738. Honourable Sir, The Library Company of Philadelphia beg leave to return their most hearty Thanks for your noble Benefaction of an Air Pump with its costly…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Ladd, June 12, 1738
June 12, 1738 Sir I send you the Ladies Library and the other two Vols. of Don Quixote. The Homers I have are done by Pope. The Iliads are in…
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Benjamin Franklin to Josiah Franklin, May 1, 1738
[May? 1738] Honoured Father I received your kind Letter of the 4th of May in answer to mine of April 13. 4 I wrote that of mine with a Design…
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Benjamin Franklin to Josiah Franklin, April 13, 1738
April 13. 1738 Honour’d Father and Mother 5 I have your Favour of the 21st of March 6 in which you both seem concern’d lest I have imbib’d some erroneous…