1To Benjamin Franklin from William Withering, [before 17 April 1784] (Franklin Papers)
Spring water, hard or soft. Chalybeate waters, as those of Spa or Pyrmont. Wine in moderation; but good small beer is one of the best liquors.
2To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Lacarre, 3 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
...with a pinch of pellitory. To be effective the carrots must be harvested in August and dried in the shade; pellitory grown in full sun is most efficacious. The patient could drink wine in moderation but should avoid strong beer as well as salty foods and every kind of meat stew.
3To Benjamin Franklin from Georges-Louis Le Rouge, 21 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Smother with oignons / Roast Pork / Calves Head / Plumb Pudding / Pancakes / Punch / Beer / Mustard / Bread & butter.” A second list, presumably of invited guests, included: Lafayette, abbé Morellet, d’Estaing, Sarsfield, abbé de La Roche, and Caillot. Elsewhere on the page,
4From John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, 18 October 1781 (Adams Papers)
Thomas Beer, with his Wife and two small Children came to my House this forenoon, and presented me a Letter from Mr Coffyn of Dunkirk of the 2d. of Octr, recommending Beer to me as a Person who had been obliged to fly from England, for having assisted American Prisoners to escape; and inclosing a Copy of a Letter from your Excellency to Mr Coffyn of the 22d. of August,... ...Beer to go to...
5To Benjamin Franklin from John Adams, 18 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
Thomas Beer, with his Wife and two small Children came to my House this forenoon, and presented me a Letter from Mr. Coffyn of Dunkirk of the 2d. of Octr, recommending Beer to me as a Person who had been obliged to fly from England, for having assisted American Prisoners to escape; and inclosing a Copy of a Letter from your Excellency to Mr. Coffyn of the 22d. of August... ...Beer to go to...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Francis Coffyn, 16 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
to Thos. Beer, the person who was obliged to flee from England on account of the assistance given to the prisonners,I Judge by what M. Adams mentions respecting Wm. Beer who is the person your Excellency order’d me to pay 10. Louis d’ors, that this poor man is in greater distress then he was before he left this place, and that there is nether a chance...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Archibald Lyons, 17 March 1781 (Franklin Papers)
and With A few Loaves of bread and Keg of Small beer Set Out for france on friday Night the Ninth and Arrived on Sunday Eleventh this month In Normandy Much Reducd both in Strength and Circumstances. We Are now Detaind here and for What End I know not As we...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Bond, 27 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
...and render very Essential Service to America, by embracing that Opportunity of being introduced to the knowing on these subjects, Especially on Botany, Mines, Fossils, Gardening, Propagation of Fruits, Fermentation of Wine, Beer, Cyder &ac. making Canals, Water Works, Machines &ac. If you find this hint agreable to his Inclination, as you can easily do it, I make no Doubt you will second it...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Ed. O’Reilly and Other People with Goods to Offer, 2 November 1778 (Franklin Papers)
...of Lemire writes on January 17. He wants Franklin to know that, included in the cargoes of two prizes captured by a French privateer, there is some excellent rum from Senegal, as well as top quality beer, to go on sale January 27. Having heard that those items might please the Doctor, he offers to procure them for him. A printed sheet is enclosed, giving the lists of captured goods on...Beer...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Georges-Adam Junker and Other Applicants for Emigration, 1 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
...is the case of the three young men who write from Paris on September 24. Jean Deversine, who lives in the Marais, is a candy maker; Honoré-Laurent Ferté makes lemonade; Louis Froment brews beer. They wish to practice their crafts in America because they don’t see any future for themselves in France, as they are poor and their métiers are crowded. They hope that Franklin, who is America’s...