Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, March 7, 1754
Lond March 7: 1754 My Dear Friend Your favours of the 16 and 7th and 29 8 came not to My Hands untill the First of March and the Philosophical…
Lond March 7: 1754 My Dear Friend Your favours of the 16 and 7th and 29 8 came not to My Hands untill the First of March and the Philosophical…
[February 1754] Dear and worthy Sirs The loss of a very large packet (which took me up above a week’s writing), sent by Capt. Davis, 1 is the reason why…
Philada. Feb. 14, 1754 Dear Sir, I receiv’d your Favour of the 8th Inst. 6 with the Dollar enclos’d. They are the best Quills I could get in Town. I…
Coldengham Febry 13th 1754 Dear Sir The want of an opportunity is the only reason why I have not before this acknowleged your favor of the 6th of Decr. and…
Lancaster the 8 Feb. 1754 Dear Sir After paying yourself for the Postage of the Inclosed Letter to Boston please to send the remainder of the Piece of 8/8 in…
London Jany 26 1754 My Dear Friend As I emptied my Budget Largely by unfortunate Capt. Davis 5 and as our Friend Smith comes in Capt. Shirley it will save…
New York Jany 16 1754 Dear Sir In my passage to N York I met the Post by whom Received your Letter 2 by it percieve you have Suspended the…
Lond: Jry 14: 1753 [1754] My Dear Friend I am so disheartend at the Loss of Capt. Davis, that I cannot tell how to sett Penn to paper. 8 I…
Philada. Jan. 1. 1753[1754] Gentlemen, I received your Money of Mr. Willing, and will remit it to London as soon as I have your Orders to whom. I expect the…
Philada. Jan. 1. 1753 [1754] 7 Dear Sir, I have your Favour of the 3d past, with your Son’s Remarks on the Abbé Nollet’s Letters. 8 I think the Experiments…