Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, November 25, 1754
Boston, Nov. 25. 1754 Gentlemen I hoped to have had the Pleasure of seeing you at New Haven long before this time, but the Sickness of my Fellow Traveller Mr.…
Boston, Nov. 25. 1754 Gentlemen I hoped to have had the Pleasure of seeing you at New Haven long before this time, but the Sickness of my Fellow Traveller Mr.…
Kingston 16th. Novr. 1754 Benjamin Franklane Esqr. I Receiv’d 10 Rm. of Paper for which I am Greatly Oblig’d to you for as it Came very Opportunitely. 8 I Beg…
Boston, Nov. 4. 1754 Dear Sir I am favoured with yours of July 31. and Augt. 5. which came to hand since my Arrival here. 4 I hear from Mr.…
Boston, Oct. 14. 1754 Dear Son, I have yours of the 4th Inst. 6 and find the Election has turn’d out as I expected. 7 I am glad Rutherford has…
New York, Sept. 17. 1754 Dear Sir The Bearer, Mr. Elphinston, 5 has a secret Art, by which he teaches, even a veteran Scrawler, to write fairly in 30 Hours.…
River Virga. 1 Septr. 7th. 1754. Sir At the Request of Col. Charles Carter 2 I send you our Governors proroguing Speech. 3 He and I came home last night…
Boston Sepr 2d 1754 Dear Brother This may serve to Lett you Know that I expected to hear Complaints from Philadelphia of hot wether since we had hear about the…
Philada. Augt. 30. 1754 Dear Sir I have now before me your Favours of July 23. and August 5th. 5 I return Mr. Pyke’s Philosophia sacra. 6 His Manner of…
Philada. Augt. 8. 1754 Dear Sir The above is Copy of my last. 5 Not receiving the Printing House as expected last Spring, has been a considerable Disappointment; 6 but…
Providence Augt. 3d. 1754 6 That he rejoiced much in hearing an illustrious Society at home had undertaken to sollicit a Charity and carry on a Scheme for promoting the…