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Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, December 7, 1747
Monday Noon [December 7, 1747] 9 Sir, I am heartily glad you approve of our proceedings. We shall have arms for the poor in the spring, and a number of…
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Letters from 1747
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, December 3, 1747
3 December, 1747 My Friend B. Franklin, I have expected to see thee here 8 for several weeks, according to my son’s information, with Euclid’s title-page printed, and my Mattaire’s…
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Richard Peters to Proprietaries, November 29, 1747
29th Novr 1747 Honour’d Proprietaries, Abundance of Stories have been told by Sailors and others who have been taken by French Privateers and carried into Martinico and Guardalupe that the…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, November 28, 1747
Philada. Nov. 28. 1747 Sir I received your Favour of June 11. per Capt. Tiffin, with the Books, &c. all in good Order. Mr. Parks, 8 who drew the Bill…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, November 27, 1747
Philada. Nov. 27. 1747 Sir The violent Party Spirit that appears in all the Votes &c. of your Assembly, seems to me extreamly unseasonable as well as unjust, and to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Abiah Franklin, October 16, 1747
Philadelphia, October 16, 1747 5 Honoured Mother, This has been a busy day with your daughter and she is gone to bed much fatigued and cannot write. I send you…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, October 1, 1747
Philada. Oct. 1. 1747 Sir I send you herewith the History of the Five Nations. You will perceive that Osborne, to puff up the Book, has inserted the Charters &c.…
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Cadwallader Colden to Benjamin Franklin, September 28, 1747
New York Septr 28th 1747 Dear Sir I am obliged by your favour of the 24th and the Information you give. I have not heard that any of the Indian…
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Daniel Cheston to Benjamin Franklin, September 28, 1747
Chester Septr: 28th 1747 Sir I am sorry to Acquaint you that with Assiduity Equal to the Want of the Gentleman In whose favour the order was Drawn I have…
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Benjamin Franklin to Hector Gambold, September 28, 1747
[September 28, 1747] Receiv’d Sept. 28. 1747 of Mr. Gambold Twenty three Pounds Ten Shillings, being in full for Fourteen hundred German Spelling Books; also One Pound Ten Shillings and…