251From Benjamin Franklin to James Alexander, 15 August 1745 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I return you herewith your Draughts, with a Copy of one of...
252From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 15 August 1745 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New-York Historical Society I receiv’d your Favour of the 20th past, with your medical...
253From Benjamin Franklin to James Read, 17 August 1745 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from The Port Folio , I (1801), 165–6. I have been reading your letter...
254To Benjamin Franklin from John Mitchell, 12 September 1745 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New-York Historical Society I was surprised to see yours of Jun. 15th. come to my hands...
255To Benjamin Franklin from John and Elizabeth Croker: Deed, 12 October 1745 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Department of Records, Recorder of Deeds, City of Philadelphia Abstract : John Croker of...
256From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 7 November 1745 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New York Public Library (Berg) Finding a Vessel here about to sail to London, I take the...
257From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 16 November 1745 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I wrote a Line to you via Maryland, and another via New...
258From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 28 November 1745 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New-York Historical Society I shall be very willing and ready, when you think proper to...
259From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 11 December 1745 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pennsylvania Hospital; also duplicate: New York Public Library (Berg) While the War...
260From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 22 December 1745 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New York Public Library (Berg) The above is a Copy of what I wrote you per Mesnard who...
261To Benjamin Franklin from Robert Grace: Lease, 30 December 1745 (Franklin Papers)
DS : Haverford College Library Robert Grace (see above, I, 209 n), whose parents died when he was...
262Poor Richard, 1746 (Franklin Papers)
Poor Richard, 1746. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1746 , … By Richard Saunders, Philom....
263Extracts from the Gazette, 1746 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 7 to December 30, 1746. [ Advertisement ] All...
264From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, [February 1746] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New-York Historical Society I receiv’d yours with others enclos’d for Mr. Bertram and Mr....
265To Benjamin Franklin from Cadwallader Colden, [February 1746] (Franklin Papers)
Draft: New-York Historical Society There is no Question but in the case you mention of a ships...
266From Benjamin Franklin to ———, [February 1746?]. (Franklin Papers)
Draft (fragment): American Philosophical Society has been blown off that Coast. Our Governor...
267To Benjamin Franklin from George Whitefield, [16 April 1746] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , May 22, 1746. As it is a Minister’s Duty to provide Things...
268[Reflections on Courtship and Marriage, 17 April 1746] (Franklin Papers)
Reflections on Courtship and Marriage: in Two Letters to a Friend. Wherein a Practicable Plan is...
269Memorandum, [18 April 1746] (Franklin Papers)
MS : American Philosophical Society Sally was inoculated April 18, being Fryday at 10 a Clock in...
270From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 26 April 1746 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library; also duplicate: Boston Public Library I have had no...
271To Benjamin Franklin from George Scholtze, 5 May 1746 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Benj: Franklin to Geo: Scholtze. … Dr. 1733. october 30....
272From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 22 May 1746 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; also duplicates: New York Public Library and Pierpont...
273From Benjamin Franklin to William Vassall, 29 May 1746 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard College Library I have your Favour of the 19th Instant, with some Queries relating...
274From Benjamin Franklin to William Vassall, 19 June 1746 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard College Library I received your Favour of the 9th Inst. with the New System of...
275From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 10 July 1746 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New-York Historical Society I have your Favours of June 2d. and the 7th Instant. I thank...
276From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 25 September 1746 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (2): Western Reserve Historical Society and Pierpont Morgan Library; also duplicate: Yale...
277From Benjamin Franklin to [Thomas Hopkinson?], [16 October 1746] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress; also transcripts: Library of Congress and American Philosophical...
278From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 16 October 1746 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New-York Historical Society I have receiv’d your Favour of the 13th. Instant, and am glad...
279Receipt to Sarah Read, 21 October 1746 (Franklin Papers)
MS Receipt Book: American Philosophical Society Among Franklin’s papers in the American...
280To Benjamin Franklin from James Smith, 25 October 1746 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Drayton M. Smith, Philadelphia (1958) Yours of the 17th mentioning my chance in the New...
281To Benjamin Franklin from Mary Lucas, 2 December 1746 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Haverford College Library As my husbeand Robt. Lucas in his Life time Did take the Newes...
282Poor Richard, 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Poor Richard, 1747. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1747 , … By Richard Saunders, Philom....
283From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 1 January 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Duplicate: Yale University Library This is only to enclose a Bill of Exchange for £25 Sterling,...
284From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 4 January 1747 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Mrs. Thomas S. Gates, Philadelphia (1957); also duplicate: Yale University Library I wrote...
285Extracts from the Gazette, 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 6 to December 29, 1747. Extracts from The...
286From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, 27 January 1747 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I receiv’d yours of the 26th past, which I shall endeavour to...
287To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Darling, [February 1747?] (Franklin Papers)
MS notes for a letter: Yale University Library 1. How many men imployed in the whole? 2. How many...
288From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, 10 February 1747 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Miss S. Berenice Baldwin, Woodbridge, Conn. (1959) I wrote a Line to you per last Post,...
289To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 23 February 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks) Yesterday was the first time that I ever heard one...
290To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 6 March 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks) I utterly forgot to send thee the N York Paper by my...
291To Benjamin Franklin from William Dames, 16 March 1747 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (fragment): American Philosophical Society [ Missing ] letters frequently are sent down by...
292From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, 27 March 1747 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Noël J. Cortés, Philadelphia (1954) There are, I am informed, Six Hands employed in blowing...
293From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 28 March 1747 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from extract in Benjamin Franklin, Experiments and Observations on...
294From Benjamin Franklin to [John Franklin], 2 April 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: American Philosophical Society I should be glad you’d send me the first informations...
295The Speech of Miss Polly Baker, 15 April 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The General Advertiser , April 15, 1747. When Franklin wrote The Speech of Miss Polly...
296From Benjamin Franklin to [William Strahan?], 1 May 1747 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, N.Y. (1955) This is only to cover a Bill of...
297From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 25 May 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences In my last I informed you that In pursuing our...
298Verses on the Virginia Capitol Fire, 1 June 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The New-York Gazette, revived in the Weekly Post-Boy , June 1, 1747, Supplement. The...
299From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 1 June 1747 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Hall will acquaint you of the Footing we are about to go...
300To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Collinson, 1 June 1747 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I shall be pleased to Hear that Mine per Mesnard and Dowers...