1To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 25 December 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Subscriber humbly hopes the importance of the subject proposed will plead his pardon for the want of all formalities of Address. The Bearer Mr Henry Wild has some things to lay before you, of such a kind as it is humbly hoped, will claim your attention. He is a prudent and honest man, and with his connected friends, equal to the Proposed Undertaking. If...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 4 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society In the beginning of last Jany. Mr Henry Wyld from the Neighbourhood of Manchester waited upon you, respecting the emigration of himself, and a Number of his friends to the State of Pensilvania; at the same time he presented a Note from me, design’d to aid his introduction to You. We are all getting ready as fast as Possible, and purpose to go for Liverpool...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 24 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am favourd with a coppy of your Letter to Mr Wyld of the 31st Ulto and Note the contents— I am very sorry the ardor of your good wishes towards our undertaking was damp’d, by the delay in the payment of the Bill upon me. My Circumstances were too Narrow to pay it without the Remittance; and the Country People, are not sencible of the delicate honor...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 10 May 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Received a Letter from Mr Wyld dated the 29th of April, the 4th instant. I waited to have your reply to the one or other of my former ones to you, but being disappointed; I trouble you with this. I find as I wrote before, that they are gone so far in the Country in getting ready to go over that delays will now be of very bad Consequence to them all & I am...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 11 May 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I this day recd Your Packet enclosing—two Letters one for me—A Coppy of one sent Mr Wyld the 31 March with another now with the Pass—& the other two Letters of Recommendation— I find both by Yours & Mr Wylds, that We have Misunderstood the Conference betwixt him and You— I wrote by Mr Hodgsons Conveyance last night, and yet I thought it my duty to own the...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 16 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote you on the 12th Ulto, to own the receipt of the Papers you sent to my care for the use of the Company of adventurers, from the Neighbourhood of Manchester. I have been down to see them—and find they are gone too far in the affair to Stop— One of the Company is now in Ireland to provide a Vessel to carry them over: But they have disposed of the Goods...