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Richard Cranch to John Adams, October 1, 1756
[ , Start insertion, Braintree October 1756 , End, ] My worthy Friend Tho’ I acknowledge that one ought never to be asham’d to speak the truth; yet I find…
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Letters from 1756
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Elizabeth Hubbart to Benjamin Franklin, December 1, 1756
[ c. December 1756] My Dear Papa Now for the Story I promised in my last; 7 and I wish I had the nack of teling it in such a…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, December 31, 1756
Philada. Dec. 31. 1756 Dear Sir This serves only to cover a Bill of Exchange drawn by B. Mecom on you, upon a Supposition that you have receiv’d Bills he…
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Benjamin Franklin to Edward Mecom, December 30, 1756
Philada. Dec. 30. 1756. Dear Brother and Sister You will receive this by the Hand of your Son Benjamin, on whose safe Return from the West Indies I sincerely congratulate…
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William Denny to Provincial Commissioners, December 29, 1756
Philadelphia 29th: December 1756 Gentlemen, Mr. Croghan, who has a Deputation from Sir William Johnson to manage Indian Affairs for this Part of the Northern District, 4 has proposed, for…
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Benjamin Franklin to Henry Bouquet, December 26, 1756
Sunday Evening [December 26, 1756] Sir I have the Pleasure to acquaint you, that every Thing will be provided agreable to the Memorandums made between us this Evening. I have…
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Lewis Ourry to ——, December 26, 1756
Philadelphia Decr. 26th. 1756 Sir By visiting the Quarters of the Men belonging to the first Battallion of the Royal American Regiment with the Mayor, Sheriff, and other Magistrates and…
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Richard Peters to Provincial Commissioners, December 26, 1756
Sunday Morn. 10 o Clock 26 Decr. 1756 Gentlemen The Governor commands me to acquaint you that He has received a Letter by Express from Lord Loudun which obliges him…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, December 19, 1756
Philada. Dec. 19. 1756 Dear Friend I have now the Pleasure of yours of the 7th and 10th. of September, and have received the old Book of Voyages, the Magazines…
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Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg to Benjamin Franklin, November 29, 1756
Bethl. 29. Nov. 56. Sir, To wait on you at Bethlehem, on your Return from Easton to Philadelphia, would have been a great Satisfaction to many of us, who have…