1To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Shipley, 25 January [1772–75?]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society <Jermyn Street, January 25, [1772–75? ], in the third person...
2Note on the Walpole Company’s Rejoinder to a Report from the Board of Trade, [after 1 May 1772] (Franklin Papers)
[After May 1, 1772 ] After the flurry of activity over the Walpole grant in the spring of 1771,...
3Franklin’s Conjecture on the Foregoing, [after 12 August 1772] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: the Royal Society The Aurora Boreales , tho’ visible almost every Night of clear Weather in...
4Memorandum about Lord Hillsborough, [January 1772?] (Franklin Papers)
AD (draft): Library of Congress When the Petition first came over, an Accident had happen’d to...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Dorothea Blunt, 1 May [1772?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Three of Dolly Blunt’s letters, of which this is the first,...
6From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Priestley, [July 1772]: extract (Franklin Papers)
Extract: printed in Joseph Priestley, “Observations on Different Kinds of Air,” the Royal...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Sir William Browne, [1772] (Franklin Papers)
AD (draft): American Philosophical Society This blast shows Franklin at his most abusive and...
8To Benjamin Franklin from William Henly, [1772?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I think myself exceedingly obliged to you for your...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Francis Maseres, [1772] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr: Maseres presents his compliments to Dr: Franklyn and...
10To Benjamin Franklin from [Johann David Michaelis?], [1772?]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Copy: American Philosophical Society <1772? In Latin with no date, salutation, or signature. Has...
11To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Shipley, [1772?]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : University of Pennsylvania Library <Monday evening, [1772? ], a note in the third person and...
12Reply to a Defender of Lord Hillsborough, [after 7 September 1772] (Franklin Papers)
AD (incomplete draft): American Philosophical Society In your Paper of the 7th Instant, one M.S....
13To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg: Dedicatory Epistle, [late 1772] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in [Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg,] Petit code de la raison humaine; ou Exposition succincte de...
14To Benjamin Franklin from William Henly, [30 December 1772] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I send you herewith the paper of your experiments, and shall...
15From Benjamin Franklin to Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 26 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society Last Night I received your Favour of the 19th per...
16To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 26 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This being the last month in the Year, I have been ’till now...
17To Benjamin Franklin from Hannah Walker, 22 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have received your kind Present for which I return you a...
18To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, [19 December? 1772]: extract (Franklin Papers)
Extract: printed in Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, ed., Œuvres de M. Franklin … (2 vols., Paris, 1773),...
19Members of the Purfleet Committee to Sir John Pringle, 17 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in the Royal Society, Philosophical Transactions …, LXIII (1773–74), 66. The letter below...
20Members of the Purfleet Committee to the Royal Society, [after 10 December 1772 and before 17 December? 1772] (Franklin Papers)
AL (incomplete draft): American Philosophical Society On December 8 Benjamin Wilson, the vocal...
21To Benjamin Franklin from Theophylact Bache, 10 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Your much esteemed favor of 19th Sepr. was handed me by Mr....
22From Benjamin Franklin to Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 8 December 1772: extract (Franklin Papers)
Translated extract: printed in Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, ed., Œuvres de M. Franklin … (2 vols.,...
23From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Dartmouth, 8 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Dartmouth College Library Dr. Franklin presents his best Respects to Lord Dartmouth,...
24From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Colden, 2 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I duly received yours of Oct. 10. with the Accounts,...
25From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 2 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and incomplete copy: Public Record Office; letterbook draft: Library of Congress The...
26From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwalader Evans, 2 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and letterbook draft: American Philosophical Society I am much concern’d to hear of your...
27From Benjamin Franklin to John Foxcroft, 2 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I am sorry to acquaint you that the Account Mr....
28From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Foxcroft, 2 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook copy): Library of Congress I received yours of Oct. 23. with Invoice and Bill of...
29From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 2 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I have received yours of Oct. 4. 8. and 13. I cannot...
30From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 2 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I am favoured by your kind Letter of October 12....
31From Benjamin Franklin to Abel James, 2 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress; copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I duly...
32From 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...
33From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 1 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I received yours of Oct. 14. and one...
34From 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...
35From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, [November? 1772]: extract (Franklin Papers)
Extract: minutes of the American Philosophical Society I must now beg Leave to recommend to your...
36To Benjamin Franklin from David Colden, 30 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft ): New-York Historical Society The attention you pay to every Invention that promises...
37To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 28 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
AL (incomplete): American Philosophical Society J’ai reçu la lettre dont vous m’avez honoré en...
38To Benjamin Franklin from William Henly, 28 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
AD and draft: American Philosophical Society; printed in the Royal Society, Philosophical...
39From 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...
40To Benjamin Franklin from William Henly, [26 November? 1772] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have Received your very obliging favour, and take the...
41To Benjamin Franklin from Henry Marchant, 21 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Newport Historical Society Hurried by one Circumstance and another since...
42From Benjamin Franklin to John Foxcroft, 19 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received yours and Mr. Colden’s with the Accounts,...
43From 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,...
44To Benjamin Franklin from a Committee of the Managers of the Philadelphia Silk Filature, 17 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society The new Elected Managers of the Filature met last Evening...
45From Benjamin Franklin to Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, [12–16 November 1772]: extract (Franklin Papers)
Translated extract: printed in Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, ed., Œuvres de M. Franklin … (2 vols.,...
46From 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...
47To Benjamin Franklin from Deborah Franklin, 16 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I did resevef yours by Capt. Folkner but as he dus not Saile...
48To Benjamin Franklin from Nathaniel Falconer, 15 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This serves to acquaint you I have sent you by Captn. Sutton...
49From Benjamin Franklin to Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, [early November 1772] (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft; incomplete): American Philosophical Society [ First part missing ] in this Foggy...
50To Benjamin Franklin from Frederik van Westerholt, 12 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society La lecture de votre projet d’un voyage par Souscription pour...