Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, March 21, 1756
Frederictown, 5 March 21. 1756 Sunday My dear Child We got here yesterday Afternoon 6 and purpose Sailing to day, if the Wind be fair. Peter 7 was taken ill…
Frederictown, 5 March 21. 1756 Sunday My dear Child We got here yesterday Afternoon 6 and purpose Sailing to day, if the Wind be fair. Peter 7 was taken ill…
[Philadelphia, March 18, 1756] I forgot whose Tickets I sent you; 4 but you can write the names of the Managers, and the Numbers sign’d by each, and the 4th…
Bethl. March. 8th. 56. Honorable Sir, What you have done hitherto for the Defence of our County hath not been in Vain, but hath stopp’d our cruel Enemy from going…
Philada. March 5. 1756 Dear Betsey Excuse my not writing to your good Mama and my other Friends. I am excessively hurried, and not very well. I shall send a…
Philada. March 1. 1756 Reverend Sir As the Forts are built, and the Ranging Companies in Motion beyond the Mountains, to cover the Inner Parts of the Country, I think…
Philada. March 1. 56 Dear Sir Orders are gone up to relieve Capt. Wayne’s Company. 8 I suppose he will apply here for his Pay. Capt. Arndt should make out…
Bethl. Febr: 25. 1756. Honourable Sir Mr. Nathanael Seidel, 4 the Bearer of this, can tell you, how it goes in our Parts, especially with the Refugees, residing as yet…
[February 24, 1756] By THE Honourable Robert Hunter Morris, Esq; Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and Counties of New-Castle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware.…
Philadelphia, February 22, 1756. 2 Dear Child I condole with you, we have lost a most dear and valuable relation, 3 but it is the will of God and Nature…
Boston Febr. 16th. 1756 Dear Sir I enclose you a Catalouge of all the large and part of the small Books in my dear Papa’s Library, there are many other…