6531From Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles, 28 August 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Dr. William’s Library, London Inclos’d I return your List of Doctors, compleated as far as I can do it with the Help of my Friends here. I hope you continue well and happy, being, with sincere Regard and Esteem, my dear Friend, Yours most affectionately [ On the back in Stiles’s hand: ] By Ezra Stiles Episcopalians in America * Revd. Timothy Cutler D D Boston. 1723. Oxon. and Cant. ob....
6532Of Lightning, and the Method (Now Used in America) of Securing Buildings and Persons from Its Mischievous Effects … (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; printed in Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Made at Philadelphia in America, By Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D. and F.R.S . (Fourth edition, London, 1769), pp. 479–85. This paper, appearing for the first time in the 1769 edition of Franklin’s important work, is headed “Letter lix.” The date line indicates that he wrote it during his and Pringle’s visit to Paris in 1767....
6533Cash Accounts, September 1767 (Washington Papers)
Cash Septr 5— To Cash of Vale Crawford Maryld Cy 20/ £ 0.16. 0 7— To Do of Colo. Fairfax at Sundry times whilst at the Warm springs £17.0.1 Maryld 13.12. 1 To Do of Vale Crawford at Hedges 10/ Md 0. 8. 0 To Do recd of Lund Washington 10. 0. 0 To Cash recd of Jer: Warder for 1929 Bushl of Indian Corn @ 2/6 241. 2. 6 To Chargd Colo. [George William] Fairfax for half the Expence of taking up...
6534To Benjamin Franklin from James Parker, 1 September 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Having wrote twice since 8 Days ago, I have not any Thing material to write now only that I have not been able yet to execute a proper Power: Indeed, the chief Reason is for some Weeks past, I have had the Gout wandering from Limb to Limb, and tho’ none so very violent as to lay me quite up, yet so much, that I have no sooner Ease in one Part, than I have...
6535September [1767] (Washington Papers)
5. Finishd sowing the other half of Muddy hole field with Wheat viz. Bushl. wch. make in all there Bushels. Also finishd the two foot Cut at Doeg Run with 39 Bushels. 12. Finishd sowing the 5½ foot cut in the Neck with Wheat viz. 51 Bushels which make in all there 194. 18. Finishd Sowing the 6 by 4 feet Cut at Doeg Run with 36 Bushels. Sowed the simling Rows at Do. with 1½ Bushels which makes...
6536[Diary entry: 5 September 1767] (Washington Papers)
5. Finishd sowing the other half of Muddy hole field with Wheat viz. Bushl. wch. make in all there Bushels. Also finishd the two foot Cut at Doeg Run with 39 Bushels.
6537To George Washington from Lund Washington, 5 September 1767 (Washington Papers)
I this Day receiv’d yours of the 27th Augst am very sorry to hear by it of your Horses being lost, they are not at home when I sd we had got down 235 Bushels of Morris’s Corn I did not mean it was the whole of his corn, he had out of that House 362 Bushel—the whole amt of Corn is 1929 Bushels for which I have got the money I had a good mind to make up the Quantity 2000 but did not know what...
6538To Benjamin Franklin from John Michell, 6 September 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am just returned to Newark from an expedition into Yorkshire to see Thornhill, the place I told you I was going to remove to. In my return, I came through Sheffield, where I enquired after the Stands for small Wax Candles, with nippers, such as Mrs. Stevenson wanted; but found there were none of them made yet of the plated ware, by any of the workmen in...
6539To Benjamin Franklin from John Baskerville, 7 September 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania After having obtained the Reputation of excelling in the most useful Art known to Mankind; of which I have your Testimony; Is it not to the last Degree provoking, that I cannot get even bread by it? I must starve, had I no other Dependence. I have offered the London Booksellers to print for them within 5 per Cent. as low as their common Currency, but...
6540To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Sherwood, 11 September 1767 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Joseph Sherwood Presents his Respects to B. Franklyn Esqr. and Informs him, that Sherwood Attended at his Lodgings the beginning of the Week, with the Papers &c. ready to send to Charles Read Esqr. Addressed: For / Benjn. Franklyn Esqr. / at Mrs. Stephensons / Craven Street / Strand See above, p. 217 n.