4701Charter Party between the Secret Committee and Joseph Hewes, 14 February 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Copy (microfilm): University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill <February 14, 1776: The...
4702Notes on the Journey from Boston to Philadelphia in 1723, [c. 29 November 1783] (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society This list of days, numbers, and abbreviated words was...
4703Advertisement for Wagons, 22 May 1755 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , May. 22, 1755 Forty-One Waggons are immediately wanted, to...
4704[Duportail and the American Commissioners]: Memorandum on Terms of Service, [11 January 1777] (Franklin Papers)
D : American Philosophical Society 1. M. de Portal demands to be at the Head of the Corps...
4705Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One, 11 September 1773 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Public Advertiser , September 11, 1773; incomplete draft and notes: American...
4706New Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Part III [September 1754] (Franklin Papers)
New Experiments and Observations on Electricity. Made at Philadelphia in America. By Benjamin...
4707Franklin’s Draft Memoranda to Congress, 15 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) AL (draft): American Philosophical Society As I find I have given great Offence to...
4708Last Will and Testament, 28 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia I Benjamin Franklin of the City of Philadelphia,...
4709[Two Dialogues between Philocles and Horatio, concerning Virtue and Pleasure, 23 June 1730, 9 July 1730] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , June 23 and July 9, 1730. Duane included these two...
4710Poor Richard Improved, 1751 (Franklin Papers)
Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris … for the Year of our Lord 1751 . … By...
4711[Public Men, 10 September 1730] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , September 10, 1730. Although the paragraph in the Gazette...
4712Answers to “The Claim of the American Loyalists,” [during or after February 1783] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): University of Pennsylvania Library In the latter part of February, 1783, William...
4713Intended Vindication and Offer from Congress to Parliament, [before 21 July 1775] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Public Advertiser , July 18, 1777. This document has often been reprinted but, for...
4714Petition to the King in Council, [2 February 1759] (Franklin Papers)
I. Draft: American Philosophical Society. II. Copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; also two...
4715Address by Pennsylvania and Virginia Delegates in Congress to the Inhabitants West of Laurel Hill, 25 July 1775: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : Library of Congress <Philadelphia, July 25, 1775: We are concerned about your continuing...
4716Extracts from the Gazette, 1737 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 6 to December 29, 1737. Thursday Evening last [...
4717Note Respecting Trade and Manufactures, 7 July 1767 (Franklin Papers)
AD : Library of Congress This memorandum may have been intended as a newspaper article, although...
4718Plain Truth, 17 November 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Plain Truth: or, Serious Considerations On the Present State of the City of Philadelphia, and...
4719Proposed Article Regarding Article 7 of the Preliminary Peace Treaty, 28 April 1783 (Adams Papers)
Article. His Britannic Majesty agrees, that within Months from this Date, and as much Sooner as...
4720Standing Queries for the Junto, 1732 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Benjamin Franklin, Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces , ed. Benjamin...
4721Obituary of Thomas Hopkinson, 14 November 1751 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , November 14, 1751. Last Week died here the honourable...
4722Extracts from the Gazette, 1732 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 4 to December 28, 1732. ⁂ We have no Entries this...
4723Agreement to Admit the Ohio Company as Co-Purchasers with the Grand Ohio Company, 7 May 1770 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from The Historical Magazine and Notes and Queries, Concerning the Antiquities, History...
4724Silence Dogood, No. 9, 23 July 1722 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The New-England Courant , July 23, 1722. Corruptio optimi est pessima. It has been for...
4725On the Need for an Academy, 24 August 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , August 24, 1749. By 1740 Franklin was well satisfied with...
4726Silence Dogood, No. 13, 24 September 1722 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The New-England Courant , September 24, 1722. In Persons of a contemplative...
4727The Organization of John Van Etten’s Company, 12 January 1756 (Franklin Papers)
I. DS : New York Public Library. II. MS , and III. DS : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum...
4728An Account of the Export of Provisions from Philadelphia, [16 February 1741] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The General Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for all the British Plantations in...
4729Genealogical Chart of the Franklin Family, [July 1758] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Soon after returning to London from his July visit to...
4730Poor Richard, 1735 (Franklin Papers)
Poor Richard, 1735. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1735 ... By Richard Saunders, Philom....
4731Passport for John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Servant, [7 March 1779] (Franklin Papers)
DS : Yale University Library Nous Benjamin Franklin Ministre Plenipotentiaire des treize Etats...
4732Franklin’s Journal of His Health, 4 October 1778[–16 January 1780] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Library of Congress As my Constitution appears to have undergone some considerable Changes...
4733Franklin’s Account with the Province of Georgia, [2 May 1774]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
DS. Yale University Library; ADS : American Philosophical Society <London, May 2, 1774. The first...
4734On Conversation, 15 October 1730 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , October 15, 1730. The opinions expressed in this essay are...
4735The American Commissioners: Request for Payment from the Farmers General, [before 30 May 1777] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: University of Pennsylvania Library Nous soussignés tant en notre nom que comme fondés des...
4736Extract from a Pamphlet, [9 April 1767] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The London Chronicle , April 7–9, 1767 As the bare letter of a Governor of one of our...
4737Queries on the Plan of Association, 4 March 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , March 4, 1756; also printed in The Pennsylvania Journal ,...
4738Franklin’s Use of “Prudential Algebra,” [before 3 August 1773?] (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society These seemingly random jottings turn out to have more...
4739Scheme of the Second Philadelphia Lottery, 2 June 1748 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , June 2, 1748. The drawing of the First Philadelphia Lottery...
4740Franklin and Hall: Notice to Debtors, 25 April 1765 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , April 25, 1765. As the Partnership of Franklin and Hall ,...
4741A Defense of Conduct, 15 February 1738 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , February 15, 1737/8. Dr. Evan Jones, “chymist” at the...
4742List of Medals Awarded by the United States, 17 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Liste des Mèdailles accordées par Les ètats unis de L’amerique depuis...
4743Household Accounts of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams at Passy, 1 October 1778 – 23 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
1778 1778 Octr. 1 Passy Octr. 1. 1778 Sir Pay to the honble. John Adams Esqr., or order the Sum...
4744Franklin and Chaumont: Agreement on Accounts and Receipt, [28 May 1784] (Franklin Papers)
(I) ADS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania; press copy of ADS : American Philosophical Society;...
4745Slippery Sidewalks, 11 January 1733 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 11, 1732/3. Walking the Street on one of these late...
4746“A Virginian”: First Reply to Mr. Pym, 23 August 1765 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Lloyd’s Evening Post, And British Chronicle , August 30–September 2, 1765. During 1765...
4747Authorization to William Frizzel to Carry Mail, 10 March 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : Princeton University Library I do hereby permit William Frizzel, to carry and deliver...
4748An Open Letter to Lord Buckinghamshire, [4 March 1774] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Public Advertiser , March 9, 1774. You gave us Reason to expect some Weeks ago...
4749Silence Dogood, No. 11, 20 August 1722 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The New-England Courant , August 20, 1722. Neque licitum interea est meam amicam...
4750Paragraph on the Treatment of Massachusetts, 14 March 1774 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Public Advertiser , March 14, 1774. It is proper the Public should be informed,...