91Extracts from the Gazette, 1739 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 4 to December 27, 1739. [ Advertisement ] Benjamin...
92Introduction to The New-Year’s Gift, 1741 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The New-Year’s Gift; or a Pocket Almanack, For the Year 1741 . Philadelphia Printed...
93I Sing My Plain Country Joan, 1742 (Franklin Papers)
MS : American Philosophical Society There can be little doubt that Franklin composed these verses...
94Ledger D, 1739–47 (Franklin Papers)
MS Account Book: American Philosophical Society Ledger D, like Ledger A & B (see above, I , 172),...
95Distribution of the Mail, April 1743 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society This document obviously belongs to the period of Franklin’s...
96Advice to a Pretty Creature and Replies, 20 and 27 November 1735 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , November 20 and 27, 1735. Mr. Franklin, Pray let the...
97James Franklin: Indenture of Apprenticeship, 5 November 1740 (Franklin Papers)
Printed form, with MS insertions in blanks: American Philosophical Society This Indenture...
98To Benjamin Franklin from Josiah Franklin, 26 May 1739 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from Duane, Works , I , 4–5. As to the original of our name there is...
99To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Hancock, 10 August 1741 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: Boston Public Library Inclosed you have Coppys of Seven note of hand from Sundry Persons...
100Library Company: Acceptance of the Charter, 3 May 1742 (Franklin Papers)
DS : Haverford College Library The increasing property of the Library Company suggested that the...
101Library Company to John Penn and Reply, [31 May 1735] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , June 5, 1735; also MS Minute Book, Library Company of...
102To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 26 February 1744 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks); another transcript: American Philosophical Society...
103To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 6 May 1741 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks) I return thee all thy Books with my hearty thanks...
104To Benjamin Franklin from Simon Meredith, 29 July 1739 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Please to let my Son Hugh Meredith have the Sum of Eight...
105To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Morgan, 11 October 1738 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : The Royal Society Please to fasten this to the Manuscript of Philosophy. And if it be gone,...
106To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Morgan, 7 July 1735 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Sir, I have long expected to See the new Edition of The...
107To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Morgan, 5 October 1738 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : The Royal Society If my Manuscripts be not gone before this comes to you; I have one Small...
108To Benjamin Franklin from Jacob Spicer, 20 September 1742 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The difficulty I have Labour’d under Some time in the...
109To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Spotswood, 12 October 1739 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , December 11, 1740. The Part which your...
110To Benjamin Franklin from Gilbert Tennent, 22 September 1741 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; also transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks) I thank...
111To Benjamin Franklin from Christopher and Mary Thompson: Deed, 1 August 1741 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: Department of Records, Recorder of Deeds, City of Philadelphia Abstract : Christopher...
112John Webbe: Defense Renewed, II, 4 December 1740 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The American Weekly Mercury , December 4, 1740. As it is the indispensible Duty of...
113John Webbe: The Postmaster and the Mercury, 18 December 1740 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The American Weekly Mercury , December 18, 1740. A Particular must imagine himself to...
114John Webbe: Defense Renewed, I, 27 November 1740 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The American Weekly Mercury , November 27, 1740. The principal End proposed by the...
115John Webbe: The Detection, 17 November 1740 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The American Weekly Mercury , November 20, 1740. Franklin’s advertisement of the...
116To Benjamin Franklin from George Whitefield, 26 November 1740 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from A Select Collection of Letters of the late George Whitefield, M.A...
117Subscription to Christ Church, 7 May 1739 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from Benjamin Dorr, A Historical Account of Christ Church, Philadelphia...