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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, May 1, 1769
[The accounts of Parker’s remittances as comptroller of the Post Office run from May 1, 1769, to May 14, 1770; the sixteen bills of exchange listed total £1,1899 19 s…
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Letters from 1769
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Isaac L Winn to Benjamin Franklin, September 1, 1769
[Before February 1, 1770 1 ] Sir Tis a common and I am afraid just complaint, that Seamen are exceedingly backward in availing themselves of the discoveries which Men of…
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Nevil Maskelyne to Benjamin Franklin, December 11, 1769
[Greenwich, December 11, 1769. The Astronomer Royal asks Franklin, when he next writes to Philadelphia, to inquire of Owen Biddle about the exact distances between the observation points for the…
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New Jersey Assembly Committee of Correspondence to Benjamin Franklin, December 7, 1769
Burlington Decemr. 7th. 1769 Sir The House of Representatives of this Colony on the 8th of last mo. unanimously chose you their Agent in London and appointed us to correspond…
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Benjamin Franklin to Adolf Benzelius, November 1, 1769
Saturday Evening [November or December, 1769 9 ] Dr. Franklin presents his best Respects to Mr. Benzel, and will be glad to see him and his Friend 1 tomorrow morning…
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James Parker to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1769
[Woodbridge, N.J., November 30, 1769. Has taken the journey from New York in the hope that it would help his recovery from the gout. Just back from a trip by…
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William Strahan to Benjamin Franklin, November 29, 1769
New Street Wednesday past 8 [November 29, 1769? 7 ] Mr. Strahan presents his kindest Respects to Dr. Franklin, expected to have had the Pleasure of his Company to day…
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Seth Paddack to Benjamin Franklin, November 29, 1769
London November: 29th: 1769 Sir I arivd here The 15th Inst: from Nantucket and Being an Intimate acquaintance of Capt. Timo: Folger, he Put on Board a Quintal of Salted…
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John Bartram to Benjamin Franklin, November 29, 1769
November the 29th 1769 Dear worthy Friend Yesterday I had the pleasure of takeing Mrs. Franklin by the hand in her own house as allso thy daughter and grandson a…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, November 29, 1769
Craven Street, Nov. 29. 69 Dear Sir, Being just return’d to Town from a little Excursion I find yours of the 22d, containing a Number of Queries that would require…