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Benjamin Franklin to ——, January 1, 1757
[1757–1775] Sir I have perus’d the Letters and Papers you put into my Hands, and shall, as you desire, say what occurs to me on the considering them. I do…
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Letters from 1757
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Benjamin Franklin to John Fothergill, January 1, 1757
[1757–1762] 9 For the more effectual cleaning and keeping clean the Streets of London and Westminster, it is proposed, That the several Watchmen be contracted with to have the Dust…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Canton, January 1, 1757
Tuesday [1757–1772] 4 Mr. Franklin’s Compliments to Mr. Canton, and requests he would procure for him two more of the long Glass Tubes such as he formerly did him the…
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Giambatista Beccaria to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1757
[1757] 8 Father Beccaria thanks Mr. Franklin for his kind Remembrance; should have had a most singular Pleasure in seeing him at Turin, which he had been made to hope…
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Giambatista Beccaria to Benjamin Franklin, December 24, 1757
[Turin, December 24, 1757] John Baptist Beccaria [of the sacred schools, sends greetings] to Benjamin Franklin Esqr. the first in Electrical Knowledge &c. 1. Learned Sir, I am glad you…
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Benjamin Franklin to Sir John Pringle, December 21, 1757
Dec. 21. 1757 5 Sir The following is what I can at present recollect, relating to the Effects of Electricity in Paralytic Cases, which have fallen under my Observation. Some…
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William Strahan to Deborah Franklin, December 13, 1757
London, December 13, 1757. Dear Madam, I will not write to you, for the future, as a stranger whom I never had the happiness of seeing, but as to one…
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Benjamin Franklin to ——, December 13, 1757
[Cravenstreet, Dec. 13. 1757] Dear Sir I have read your Manuscrit with some Attention. By the Arguments it contains against the Doctrine of a particular Providence, tho’ you allow a…
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William Franklin to Elizabeth Graeme, December 9, 1757
Craven Street, London Decr. 9, 1757 Dear Madam No Doubt you must be much surpriz’d at so many Vessels arriving at different Parts of America from England, without so much…
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Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, December 9, 1757
London, Dec. 9. 1757 Dear Mr. Hall I have yours of June 23. July 4. and 31. Sept. 14. and 30. and Oct. 19. and have receiv’d of you since…