Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, December 17, 1749
[December 17, 1749] I send the Dialogues on Education, which I ascribed to Hutcheson, but am since informed they were wrote by Mr. Forbes, Professor of Philosophy in the University…
[December 17, 1749] I send the Dialogues on Education, which I ascribed to Hutcheson, but am since informed they were wrote by Mr. Forbes, Professor of Philosophy in the University…
10br [December] 17 [1749] My Friend I Send him his borrowed Praeceptor. I thought to have bought that and Turnbull for my Son who is at home with me and…
[December 16, 1749] I send you herewith a new French piece on electricity, 5 in which you will find a journal of experiments on a paralytic person. I also send…
10br [December] 13 [1749] My Friend I wrote to him 1 that Lewis Evans has been here yesterday to advise of T. Godfrey’s Decease 2 which I supposed had prevented…
[November, 1749] I receiv’d by the last opportunity from New York the Proposals relating to the Education of Youth in Pensylvania. I have read it with much pleasure and heartily…
Philadelphia, October 23, 1749 Dear Sir, I hope before this can reach you your Parliament will have met and ordered payment of what has been so long due on account…
8br [October] 6th [1749] My friend B Fr I absolutely forgot to mention what I principally intended yesterday. Thy telling me what were the most likely paper Mills to Supply…
[September 18, 1749] For the reason you mention, I am of the same opinion, that Dr. Free has not considered the Picts’ language as you have done, but imagines with…
Lond Septr 14t 1749 Respected friend I was unwilling to loose the Opertunity per Cap. Rice—So in 5 or 6 Days time I ordred all the Books to your Order…
7br. [September] 13. 49 My Friend B F I received thine of Yesterdays date this day about II but do not believe that discourse of Doctor Frees explains the Discourse…