Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, November 27, 1753
Philada. Nov. 27. 1753 Dear Sir I inclose you a Bill of Philip Gibbes jr. drawn on Messrs. Lascelles and Maxwell, Merchants in London, for £50 Sterling. Also a Bill…
Philada. Nov. 27. 1753 Dear Sir I inclose you a Bill of Philip Gibbes jr. drawn on Messrs. Lascelles and Maxwell, Merchants in London, for £50 Sterling. Also a Bill…
Philada. Nov. 27. 1753 Dear Sir, Having wrote you fully via Bristol, 9 I have now little to add. Matters relating to the Academy remain in Statu quo. A Majority…
Boston Nov 26 1753 Dear Brother Im Glad the Clay is so forward and hop the quantity we Expect from Philadelphia will be sufficient to Repair the works in the…
Philadelphia, Nov. 23, 1753 Dear Friend, In my last, via Virginia, I promised to send you per next ship, a small philosophical pacquet: But now having got the materials (old…
[Philadelphia, November 16, 1753] I wrote to you via Bristol and desired you to bespeak some Letter and a Press for me. 7 I desired Mr. Hall to look out…
Boston November 12. 1753 Dear Sir I received your Favour of the 18th Ult. 1 accompanied with Dr. Brownrigg’s Treatise on Salt which I shall comunicate to the Gentlemen you…
Philada. Nov. 8. 1753 Dear Sir, The first Intimation I find of the New Airpump, is in a Piece of Mr. Watson’s, read to the Royal Society, Feb. 20. 1752…
Philada. Oct. 27 1753 Dear Sir, I have your Favour of June 27, 2 and am quite surpriz’d at the Conduct of Mr. Harris. He is return’d to Maryland as…
Philada. Oct. 27. 1753 Dear Sir I herewith send you Twelve of the Noetica’s. Ten are bound as you desired; which are all I have of that best Paper, the…
Philada. Oct. 25. 1753 Dear Sir, This last Summer I have enjoy’d very little of the Pleasure of Reading or Writing. I made a long Journey to the Eastward, which…