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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Franklin, Benjamin | The Printer to the Reader, 2 October 1729 | 1729-10-02 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , October 2, 1729. The attacks of the Busy-Body, Keimer’s... | |
| 802 | Franklin, Benjamin | Sartine, Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de | From Benjamin Franklin to Sartine, 11 June 1779 | 1779-06-11 | Copy: Library of Congress I received and read with great Pleasure the Letter your Excellency did... |
| 803 | Franklin, Benjamin | Eliot, Jared | From Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, 13 February 1750 | 1750-02-13 | ALS : Mrs. Richard D. Wood, Jr., Wawa, Pa. (1957); printed in American Journal of Science, and... |
| 804 | Franklin, Benjamin | Cramer, Philibert | From Benjamin Franklin to Philibert Cramer, 19 August … | 1779-08-19 | AL (draft): University of Pennsylvania Library I have deferred too long acknowledging the Receipt... |
| 805 | Franklin, Benjamin | Morgan, George | From Benjamin Franklin to George Morgan, 14 July 1773 | 1773-07-14 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received yours of May 4. inclosing one for Mr.... |
| 806 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lloyd, Richard Bennett | From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bennett Lloyd, 4 May … | 1779-05-04 | Copy: Library of Congress I received the letter you did me the Honour to write me of the 10th.... |
| 807 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 5 January … | 1774-01-05 | Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin... |
| 808 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Hewson, 26[–27] January … | ≈1777-01-26 | AL : Yale University Library I wrote a few Lines to you by Dr. B. and have since seen your Letter... |
| 809 | Franklin, Benjamin | Logan, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 27 January 1748 | 1748-01-27 | MS not found; reprinted from Sparks, Works , VII , 31–3. I have not yet found the book, but... |
| 810 | Franklin, Benjamin | Izard, Ralph | From Benjamin Franklin to Ralph Izard, 27 March 1778 | 1778-03-27 | Copy and two transcripts: National Archives; transcript: South Carolina Historical Society The... |
| 811 | Franklin, Benjamin | Montaudoüin de La Touche, Jean-Gabriel | From Benjamin Franklin to Montaudoüin, 17 March 1779 | 1779-03-17 | Copy: Library of Congress I received your favour of the 4th inst. by M. David with much Pleasure;... |
| 812 | Franklin, Benjamin | Genet, Edme-Jacques | From Benjamin Franklin to Genet, 28 April 1778 | 1778-04-28 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Upon Enquiry I am informed that the Accounts of Public Money... |
| 813 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 28 July 1743 | 1743-07-28 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I took your Admonition very kindly, and was far from being... |
| 814 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 15 July … | 1773-07-15 | ALS : American Philosophical Society; letterbook draft: Library of Congress I sent you per Capt.... |
| 815 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 10 June 1763 | 1763-06-10 | ALS : Yale University Library I am here in my Way to New England, where I expect to be till... |
| 816 | Franklin, Benjamin | Carmichael, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Carmichael, 11[–15] … | ≈1784-10-11 | Press copy of ALS and copy: American Philosophical Society I have just received the honour of... |
| 817 | Franklin, Benjamin | Brühl, Hans Moritz Graf von | From Benjamin Franklin to Graf von Brühl, 22 August … | 1783-08-22 | ALS : Scottish Record Office M. de Kempel, the ingenious Author of the Automaton that plays... |
| 818 | Franklin, Benjamin | Priestley, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Priestley, 27 January … | 1777-01-27 | AL (incomplete) and copy: Library of Congress I received your very kind Letter of Feby. last,... |
| 819 | Franklin, Benjamin | Le Roy, Jean-Baptiste | From Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Baptiste LeRoy, 17 May … | 1771-05-17 | ALS : American Philosophical Society It is long since I have had the Pleasure of hearing from... |
| 820 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lovell, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Lovell, 16 March 1780 | 1780-03-16 | LS and transcript: National Archives; ALS (draft) and copy: Library of Congress The Marquis de la... |
| 821 | Franklin, Benjamin | Shipley, Jonathan | From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, 7 July 1775 | 1775-07-07 | ALS : Yale University Library I received with great Pleasure my dear Friends very kind Letter of... |
| 822 | Franklin, Benjamin | Poor Richard, 1736 | ≈1736-01-01 | Poor Richard, 1736. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1736 , ... By Richard Saunders, Philom.... | |
| 823 | Franklin, Benjamin | Williams, Jonathan Jr. | From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 29 … | 1779-07-29 | Copy: Library of Congress I received your three Letters of the 22 Inst and one of the 24th. As to... |
| 824 | Franklin, Benjamin | Dalibard, Thomas-François | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas-François Dalibard, 31 … | 1768-01-31 | Draft: American Philosophical Society I sent you sometime since, Priestly’s History of... |
| 825 | Franklin, Benjamin | White, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas White et al., 10 May … | 1780-05-10 | Copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 5th. Instant and am glad to hear that you are... |
| 826 | Franklin, Benjamin | Morris, Robert | From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris: Two Letters … | 1781-07-26 | (I) and (II) AL (draft) and two copies: Library of Congress I have just received your very... |
| 827 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hutton, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Hutton, 7 July 1782 | 1782-07-07 | AL (draft): Library of Congress A Letter written by you to M. Bertin, Ministre d’Etat, containing... |
| 828 | Franklin, Benjamin | Ingenhousz, Jan | From Benjamin Franklin to Ingenhousz, 2 October … | ≈1781-10-02 | AL (draft) and LS : Library of Congress It is a long time, my dear Friend, since I have had the... |
| 829 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bondfield, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Bondfield, 19 March 1780 | 1780-03-19 | Copy: Library of Congress I received yours offering the Govr. Livingston and mary fearon for the... |
| 830 | Franklin, Benjamin | Endorsement of Legal Opinions on Land Titles Obtained … | 1775-07-12 | ADS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The promoters of the Walpole Company in London had... | |
| 831 | Franklin, Benjamin | [The Waste of Life, 18 November 1736] | 1736-11-18 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , November 18, 1736. First printed by Duane ( Works , IV ,... | |
| 832 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, [13 … | 1767-11-13 | MS not found; extract reprinted from [Jared Sparks, ed.,] A Collection of the Familiar Letters... |
| 833 | Franklin, Benjamin | Gourlade & Moylan | From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 21 May … | 1781-05-21 | AL (draft) and incomplete copy: Library of Congress I receiv’d the Letter you honour’d me with of... |
| 834 | Franklin, Benjamin | Quincy, Josiah, Sr. | From Benjamin Franklin to Josiah Quincy, Sr., 15 April … | 1776-04-15 | ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I am here on my Way to Canada, detain’d by the present... |
| 835 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 2 January … | 1771-01-02 | ALS : American Philosophical Society This is just to acknowledge the Receipt of your kind Letter... |
| 836 | Franklin, Benjamin | “Conseils aux Ministres Anglois”: A Satire Possibly by … | 1778-12-22 | Printed in Affaires de l’Angleterre et de l’Amérique , vol. XIII , cahier LII , pp. xxvii–xxxi... | |
| 837 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hodgson, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Hodgson, 10 December … | 1783-12-10 | AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Having represented to Congress the Services rendered... |
| 838 | Franklin, Benjamin | Cushing, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 3 September … | 1774-09-03 | ALS : American Philosophical Society; duplicate: New York Public Library It is a long time since... |
| 839 | Franklin, Benjamin | Jones, John Paul | From Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, 1 March 1780 | 1780-03-01 | LS : National Archives; two copies: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the... |
| 840 | Franklin, Benjamin | Creuzé, —— | From Benjamin Franklin to Creuzé, 14 February 1784 | 1784-02-14 | AL (draft): American Philosophical Society I received the three several Letters you did me the... |
| 841 | Franklin, Benjamin | Laurens, Martha | From Benjamin Franklin to Martha Laurens, 12 January … | 1782-01-12 | Copy: Library of Congress I [In] my last I acquainted you with the Steps I had taken for your... |
| 842 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 20 April 1782 | 1782-04-20 | LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; copy: Library of Congress; transcript: National Archives I... |
| 843 | Franklin, Benjamin | Aubenton, —— d’ | From Benjamin Franklin to ——— D’Aubenton, 8 March 1781 | 1781-03-08 | AL (draft): Library of Congress I received the Letters you did me the honour of writing to me the... |
| 844 | Franklin, Benjamin | Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de | From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 3 March 1782 | 1782-03-03 | LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; press copy of LS : National Archives; copies:... |
| 845 | Franklin, Benjamin | All Captains and Commanders of Vessels of War | From Benjamin Franklin to All Captains and Commanders … | 1779-05-18 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society The Bearer of this, Mr. George F. Norton, a Native of... |
| 846 | Franklin, Benjamin | Schweighauser, Jean-Daniel | From Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Daniel Schweighauser, 20 … | 1779-12-20 | Copy: Library of Congress I received duly your favour of Nov. 11. inclosing Capt. Samson’s... |
| 847 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 7 September … | 1774-09-07 | ALS : British Museum; letterbook draft: American Philosophical Society I received yours of July... |
| 848 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Sarah | From Benjamin Franklin to Sarah Franklin, 8 November … | 1764-11-08 | Copy or transcript: American Philosophical Society Three hundred friends and admirers accompanied... |
| 849 | Franklin, Benjamin | Penn, Thomas | Bill to Thomas Penn, 18 May 1734 | 1734-05-18 | AD : American Philosophical Society Honorable Thos. Penn Esq. Dr. 1734 May 18. For printing and... |
| 850 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 21 June … | 1767-06-21 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Capt. Falkener has just been here to bring me your Letters.... |