1To Benjamin Franklin from Jane Mecom, 23 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am now hear on a Visit to my Daughter who lives in this Town, and have Accidentally mett a young Gentleman who is to Sail for France in a few Days. I know it will be agreable to you to hear I am well & my Daughter in much beter Helth than Usiual, but her Husband after makeing won Successfull Voige is again in the hands of the Enemy at Halifax. She Desiers...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Jane Mecom, 14 July 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Concern I knew my Ever Dear Brother would be in to know what was become of me made me take the first opertunity to write to him and twice since, but did not recve a line from you till the day befor yesterday when I recd. yrs of the 17 June and this Day I have recd. the first you wrot, it had been Return’d from Cambridg and had lane 3 weeks in Newport...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Jane Mecom, 17 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrot to you in october or Novr. Last from Boston to thank you for the grat present I then recd. throw the hands of young cousen Jonathan Williams, with wich I had no Leter from my Dear Brother nor have I recved any of a Later Date than two years ago Last march, since my Return home my time & atention has been fill’d with sickness & Deaths in the Famely in...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Jane Mecom, 5 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I can not Expres to you the Joy your two Leters of Decr. 22 and febr. 28 which both came to hand at won time has given me, and the News that Accompanied them to Every friend of America. A report of yr Death, and the seeming Delays of France had made many a Hart to tremble, but thank God I hope now we may be restored to Peace on our own Ecqutable terms...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Jane Mecom, 29 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I See you do not forgit me tho I have So Long mourned the want of a line from your own hand to convince me of it. March—79 being the date of the Last I have recd. from you, but I have Just now recved a large Package from cousen Jonathan Williams by your order of considerable Valeu but have not yet time to know Exactly, they are things much saught for by our...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Jane Mecom, 13 June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Saw an article in our last paper under the London head, that Dr Franklin had Paid of [off] all his tradsmans Bills & was Prepareing to Leave Parris to Embark on Board won of the Ships at Brest for America, but as I have heard no such thing any other way I think it may be Rather what they wish, & what I should hartyly wish if it is consistant with your...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Jane Mecom, 14 May 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library God be Praised for bring you Saif back to America and soporting you throw such fatuges as I know you have sufered while the minestry have been distresing Poor New England in such a Cruil maner. Your last by Poor Quensey Advises me to keep up my Cuiridg and that foul wither does not last allways in any country. But I beleve you did not then Imagin the storm would...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Jane Mecom, 18 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I have several times mentioned to you my son in law being taken and in my last that there was a master of a vesel gone to Exchange for Him. He is since got Home, and has the Prospect of a nother vesel for France, and desiers a Leter to you. I am willing to gratifie him tho I wrot but last week and have nothing more new to write which I was in hopes I...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Jane Mecom, 25 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrot you a few Days ago, & at Governer Greenes Request Inclosed a memorandom concerning a Prisoner I also Informed you of the Irreparable Lose I have mett with in the Death of my Dear Grand Daughter Greene with whome I had Lived in as Perfect composeure & Tranquility as Human-Nature will admit of, she was affectionate & Respectfull to me, an affectionate...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Jane Mecom, 29 April 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have at Length recved a Leter from you in your own Hand writing, after a Total Silance of three years, in which Time Part of an old Song would Some times Intrude it Self in to my mind, Does He love & yet forsake me for can he forgit me will he Niglegt me. This was but momentary at other times I concluded it was un Reasonable to Expect it & that you might...