101From Benjamin Franklin to John Bartram, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Central Library, Salford, England; draft: American Philosophical Society I received your...
102From Benjamin Franklin to John Foxcroft, 3 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received your Favour of June 22d per Mr. Finlay,...
103From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 30 January 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I have now before me yours of July 3. Aug....
104From Benjamin Franklin to a Committee of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library; letterbook draft: American Philosophical Society; minutebook...
105From Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, 20 March 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : text, Yale University Library; cover with address, Haverford College Library. I received...
106From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 4 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I have been much in the Country this...
107From Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Tissington, 28 January 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I received your very kind Letter of the...
108From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 7 October 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I receiv’d yours of Sept. 1. and am rejoic’d to hear...
109From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Coombe, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I rejoiced to hear of your safe Arrival...
110From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): New York Public Library I acknowledged before the Receipt of your Favour of May 14,...
111From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., [on or before 2 April 1772]: fragment (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft; fragment): American Philosophical Society [ Beginning lost : sub]scribers...
112From Benjamin Franklin to the Académie Royale des Sciences, 16 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Photograph of ALS : Académie des sciences, Paris A Place among your foreign Members is justly...
113From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 3 February 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have written a long Letter to you, which goes per Capt....
114From Benjamin Franklin to John Foxcroft, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I received your Favour of June 29. and was...
115From Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Rush, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library; letterbook draft: American Philosophical Society I am favoured...
116From Benjamin Franklin to ——, 3 April 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society Yesterday we tapp’d the Porter, and found it...
117From Benjamin Franklin to Sir Alexander Dick, 11 January 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New York Public Library My last Expedition convinc’d me that I grow too old for Rambling,...
118From Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles, 22 July 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library This will be deliver’d to you by our common Friend Mr. Marchant. He...
119From Benjamin Franklin to John Dixon, 7 October 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I was duly favour’d with yours of March 8. 1771....
120From Benjamin Franklin to John Morgan, 5 February 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I received your Favour of July 6. just as I was about...
121From Benjamin Franklin to Noble Wimberly Jones, 7 October 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Mrs. Craig Barrow, Wormsloe, Savannah, Ga. (1961) In my last I acquainted you with the...
122From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Towers and Joseph Leacock, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I received yours and should readily have...
123From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Dawson, 29 May 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : British Museum; French translation by Barbeu-Dubourg: American Philosophical Society This...
124From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 19 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I had no Line from you per last Packet,...
125From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Babcock, 13 January 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society It was with great Pleasure I learnt by Mr....
126From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Priestley, [July 1772]: extract (Franklin Papers)
Extract: printed in Joseph Priestley, “Observations on Different Kinds of Air,” the Royal...
127From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Bond, 5 February 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your Favour by Mr. D. Kuhn, but being then just...
128From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 7 October 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and letterbook draft: American Philosophical Society I receiv’d yours per the August Packet,...
129From Benjamin Franklin to Stephen Crane, 6 February 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Yale University Library After the Recess of Parliament the great Off[icers] of State...
130From Benjamin Franklin to a Committee of the Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 28 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress Mr. Barclay writes to you fully, but I cannot refuse...
131Toleration in Old and New England, 3 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The London Packet , June 3, 1772; incomplete draft: American Philosophical Society I...
132From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 13 April 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your kind Letter by Mrs. Wright, and shall do her...
133From Benjamin Franklin to a Member of the Royal Society, 26 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Council of the Royal Society having put Sir John...
134From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Cooper, 13 January 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : British Museum; draft: American Philosophical Society I have now before me your several...
135From Benjamin Franklin to the Massachusetts House of Representatives Committee of Correspondence, 13 January 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin … (10 vols., Boston, 1836–40),...
136On the Conduct of Lord Hillsborough, [beginning of August 1772?] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Because this essay exists only in a copy, it cannot be accurately...
137From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 6 February 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library If I complain’d of your seldom Writing, the Case is now alter’d,...
138From Benjamin Franklin to Abel James, 3 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library Agreable to your Request when in London and what you wrote to me...
139From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 1 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I have received yours of Oct. 6 and 13. and Sally’s...
140From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Franklin, 13 January 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I received your kind Letter of Nov. 8. and...
141From Benjamin Franklin to Elizabeth Hubbart Partridge, 13 January 1772: fragment (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft; incomplete): American Philosophical Society I received your angry-a-little...
142From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 3 September 1772 (Franklin Papers)
AL (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I write this Line just to acknowledge the Receipt of...
143From Benjamin Franklin to Matthew Boulton, [15 June 1772] (Franklin Papers)
AL : Assay Office, Birmingham Dr. Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr. Bolton, and having...
144From Benjamin Franklin to John Hughes, Jr., 1 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received yours of Oct. 12. and in answer to your...
145From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwalader Evans, 5 May 1772: extract (Franklin Papers)
Extract: Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin … (10 vols., Boston,...
146From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Ward, 13 January 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I thank you for recommending Mr. Marchant...