Benjamin Franklin to Académie Royale des Sciences, November 16, 1772
London, Nov. 16. 1772 Gentlemen, A Place among your foreign Members is justly esteemed, by all Europe, the greatest Honour a Man can arrive at in the Republick of Letters:…
London, Nov. 16. 1772 Gentlemen, A Place among your foreign Members is justly esteemed, by all Europe, the greatest Honour a Man can arrive at in the Republick of Letters:…
Philadelphia Novr. 15th. 1772 Dear Sir, This serves to acquaint you I have sent you by Captn. Sutton 8 one barrel of Newtown Pippens, one Cask of shell Bark Hickory…
Hacforth, ce 12 Nov. 1772 Monsieur, La lecture de votre projet d’un voyage par Souscription pour porter les commodités de la vie et tous nos avantages et jouissances Européennes aux…
Wednesday 2 OClock [October 28, 1772? 3 ] Sir: I have this morning received the [enclosed] Letter from a friend at Lewes, and though it may contain nothing that is…
A Paris ce 28e. 8bre. 1772 Monsieur et cher Ami Je travaille autant qu’il est en moi à remplir mes engagemens, en refondant en entier la traduction de vos excellens…
Oct. 23. late at night. [1772] Dear Sir I hope you will excuse my troubling you in the Country, if I could have found you in Town I had not.…
Broad Street Oct. 22. 1772 Dear Sir My Mother hopes you receiv’d a Letter from Mr. Collinson, for she desir’d him to write to you one evening about a Bill…
Philadia. 10th. Mo. 20th. 1772 Esteemed Friends It is with much satisfaction we received Intelligence from our Friend David Barclay, by his Letter of the 27th Augst. That, “by Order…
Philadelphia Octr. 16. 1772 Sir, We transmit inclosed the Resolves of the House appointing us their Committee of Correspondence, and you their Agent to transact the Affairs of this Province…
Boston October 13. 1772 Dear and honoured sir I received your favour dated July 22 and am very happy that my Letter gave you satisfaction: I am only concern’d that…