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Charles Lee to Benjamin Franklin, April 7, 1768
Barton April the 7th 1768 Dear Sir. I forgot before I left London to desire You wou’d (if Mr. Durden shoud write to me on the subject of the Springsborough…
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Letters from 1768
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Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, February 21, 1768
London, Feb. 21. 1768 My dear Sister, I received your kind Letter of Dec. 1. 1 I condole with you affectionately once more on the grievous Affliction you have met…
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Pennsylvania Assembly Committee of Correspondence to Richard H. Jackson, February 20, 1768
[February 20, 1768] Gentlemen, We are particularly enjoined by the House of Assembly, now sitting, to request that you would co-operate with the Agents of the other colonies in any…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Wharton, February 20, 1768
London, Feb. 20, 1768. Dear Friend, I received your favours of November 17, and 18, with another dozen of excellent wine the manufacture of our friend Lievezy. 2 I thank…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Livezey, February 20, 1768
London, Feb. 20, 1768. Sir: I received of Captain Falconer your kind letter of Nov. 18, with a very welcome present of another Dozen of your wine. 9 The former…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, February 20, 1768
London, Feb. 20. 1768 My dear Child I have written to you lately by Packet, by Mr. Ayres, and by Capt. Falkener, 5 and have little to add; but I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwalader Evans, February 20, 1768
London, Feb. 20, 1768. Dear Friend: I wrote you a few Lines per Capt. Falconer, and sent you Dr. Watson’s new Piece, of Experiments on Inoculation, 8 which I hope…
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Henry Home, Lord Kames to Benjamin Franklin, February 18, 1768
Edinburgh, 18th. Feby. [176]8 I begin to perceive in my decline of life 4 that happiness, comfort at least, depends more upon what a Philosopher would call slight conveniences than…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, February 17, 1768
London, Feb. 17. 1768. Dear Sir, In mine of Jan. 9. 8 I wrote to you that I believ’d notwithstanding the Clamor against America had been greatly increas’d by the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, February 16, 1768
London, Feb. 16. 1768 My dear Child I wrote to you per Packet, and also by Mr. Ayres, 5 who goes in Sparks. But I must send you a Line…