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1 | Franklin, Benjamin | Trent, William | Franklin, Thomas Walpole, Samuel Wharton, and John … | 1775-04-11 | DS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The promoters of the Walpole grant in London were... |
2 | Franklin, Benjamin | Speculation on the Speed of Ships, 5 April 1775 | 1775-04-05 | MS : Library of Congress During his homeward voyage Franklin took time off from writing his... | |
3 | Franklin, Benjamin | Note on Franklin’s Sketch of How to Force a Wheel Round … | ≈1757-01-01 | AD : American Philosophical Society For some years we have been trying and failing to answer two... | |
4 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin: Journal of … | 1775-03-22 | AD and copy: Library of Congress When Franklin at long last set sail for home, memories of the... |
5 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin’s Remarks on Judge Foster’s Argument in Favor … | ≈1764-12-10 | Copy with autograph additions: Library of Congress Sir Michael Foster (1689–1763) was one of the... | |
6 | Franklin, Benjamin | Stevenson, Margaret | Memorandum for Mrs. Stevenson, [on or before 20 March … | ≈1775-03-17 | AD : Dr. William Hewson, Philadelphia, Pa. (1957) Franklin, like so many travelers embarking on a... |
7 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lee, Arthur | From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 19 March 1775 | 1775-03-19 | ALS : Harvard University Library I leave Directions with Mrs. Stevenson to deliver you all the... |
8 | Franklin, Benjamin | Todd, Anthony | From Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Todd, 18 March 1775 | 1775-03-18 | AL (letterbook draft): Library of Congress Dr. Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr. Todd, and... |
9 | Franklin, Benjamin | Burdett, Peter P. | From Benjamin Franklin to [Peter P. Burdett], 17 March … | 1775-03-17 | AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Being about to embark for America this Line is just to... |
10 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bessborough, William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of | From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Bessborough, 16 March … | 1775-03-16 | AL : Yale University Library Dr. Franklin presents his respectful Compliments to Lord... |
11 | Franklin, Benjamin | Dartmouth, William Legge, Earl of | Proposed Memorial to Lord Dartmouth, 16 March 1775 | 1775-03-16 | ADS and copy: Library of Congress; draft and copy: American Philosophical Society Franklin’s... |
12 | Franklin, Benjamin | Kames, Henry Home, Lord | From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Kames, 14 March 1775 | 1775-03-14 | ALS : Scottish Record Office, Edinburgh Purposing to embark for America in a few Days, I cannot... |
13 | Franklin, Benjamin | Marshall, Humphry | From Benjamin Franklin to Humphry Marshall, 13 March … | 1775-03-13 | AL : Yale University Library I duly receiv’d your Favour of Novr. the 26th, but having mislaid... |
14 | Franklin, Benjamin | Thomson, Charles | From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Thomson, 13 March … | 1775-03-13 | AL : National Archives, Washington I have some Thoughts of going with Osborne; but as I may be... |
15 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hartley, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 26 February … | 1775-02-26 | AL : D. A. F. H. H. Hartley Russell (1955), on deposit in the Berkshire Record Office This note... |
16 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 26 February 1775 | 1775-02-26 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I hope you continue well, as I do, Thanks to God. Be of good... |
17 | Franklin, Benjamin | Quincy, Josiah, Sr. | From Benjamin Franklin to Josiah Quincy, Sr., 26 … | 1775-02-26 | Reprinted from Josiah Quincy, Memoir of the Life of Josiah Quincy Jun. of Massachusetts (Boston,... |
18 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bowdoin, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, 25 February … | 1775-02-25 | Copy: Massachusetts Historical Society I received your kind Letter of Sept. 6 by Mr. Quincy. I... |
19 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 25 February … | 1775-02-25 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society In my last per Falconer, I mention’d to you my... |
20 | Franklin, Benjamin | Howe, Rear Adm. Richard, Viscount | From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Howe, 20 February 1775 | 1775-02-20 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress Having nothing to offer on... |
21 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin’s Contributions to the Conference on February … | 1775-02-17 | AD (I, III, and IV) and AL (II) and copies: Library of Congress As Franklin reviewed the... | |
22 | Franklin, Benjamin | Pennsylvania Assembly Committee of Correspondence | From Benjamin Franklin to [the Pennsylvania Assembly … | 1775-02-15 | Résumé printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the Province of... |
23 | Franklin, Benjamin | New Jersey Assembly Committee of Correspondence | From Benjamin Franklin to the New Jersey Assembly … | 1775-02-14 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society In my last I informed you of my Attendance on the... |
24 | Franklin, Benjamin | Viny, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Viny, 12 February 1775 | 1775-02-12 | Copy: Miss S. Madeline Hodge, Princeton, New Jersey (1955) Mr. Webb called upon me the other Day,... |
25 | Franklin, Benjamin | —— | From Benjamin Franklin to ———, 10 February 1775 | 1775-02-10 | ALS : Henry E. Huntington Library In Compliance with your Request I this Morning applied to a... |
26 | Franklin, Benjamin | Tucker, Josiah | From Benjamin Franklin to Josiah Tucker, 10 February … | 1775-02-10 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society I beg to be inform’d by a Line whether a Letter, the... |
27 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 5–7 February … | ≈1775-02-05 | ALS : Clements Library, University of Michigan I received duly your respected Favours of Oct. 27... |
28 | Franklin, Benjamin | An Imaginary Speech, 7 February 1775 | 1775-02-07 | Printed in The Public Advertiser , February 7, 1775. Verner Crane argues that the grounds, set... | |
29 | Franklin, Benjamin | Library Company of Philadelphia | From Benjamin Franklin to a Committee of the Library … | 1775-02-05 | Minutebook copy: Library Company of Philadelphia I received your Favour of Decr: 16. with the... |
30 | Franklin, Benjamin | Moore, Charles | From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Moore, 5 February … | 1775-02-05 | ALS : Pennsylvania Hospital I duly received your Favour of Dec. 7. with a Copy of the Resolution... |
31 | Franklin, Benjamin | Speakers of the Colonial Assemblies | From Benjamin Franklin to the Speakers of the Colonial … | 1775-02-05 | LS : Library of Congress Our last Letter informed you, that the King had declared his Intention... |
32 | Franklin, Benjamin | Thomson, Charles | From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Thomson, 5 February … | 1775-02-05 | Copy: Library of Congress I received duly your Favours of Nov. 1. by Capt. Falconer, and... |
33 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin’s Notes for a Conversation with Lord Chatham … | 1775-01-31 | AD and copy: Library of Congress In the debate in the House of Lords on January 20 Lord Chatham,... | |
34 | Franklin, Benjamin | Cushing, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 28 January … | 1775-01-28 | AL (draft): American Philosophical Society I have been favour’d with yours of Sept. 24. and Oct.... |
35 | Franklin, Benjamin | Stanhope, Philip, 2nd Earl | From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Stanhope, 23 January … | 1775-01-23 | AL (draft): Chevening Estate, Sevenoaks, Kent (1958); copy: Library of Congress Dr. Franklin... |
36 | Franklin, Benjamin | Sharp, Granville | From Benjamin Franklin to Granville Sharp, 21 January … | 1775-01-21 | AL : Miss T. Olive Lloyd-Baker, Hardwicke Court, Glos. (1956) Dr. Franklin presents his... |
37 | Bollan, William | Three Public Notices Concerning the Petition from the … | ≈1775-01-17 | I and II: printed in The Whitehall Evening Post , respectively January 19–21 and 14–17, 1775;... | |
38 | Franklin, Benjamin | Rush, Benjamin | From Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Rush, 7 January 1775 | 1775-01-07 | ALS : Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia This letter of introduction is the... |
39 | Franklin, Benjamin | Shipley, Jonathan | From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, 7 January … | 1775-01-07 | ALS : Yale University Library I find it impossible to visit my dear Friend at Twyford as I... |
40 | Franklin, Benjamin | Howe, Rear Adm. Richard, Viscount | Replies to Questions from Lord Howe, [7 January? 1775] | 1775-01-07 | AD : Library of Congress Franklin, in reply to Mrs. Howe’s request in the preceding document,... |
41 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 7 May … | ≈1774-01-01 | Extract: British Museum Both Bigelow and Smyth accept the date that appears on the copy, but we... |
42 | Franklin, Benjamin | Tract Relative to the Affair of Hutchinson’s Letters … | ≈1774-01-01 | AD (draft) and two copies, one complete and one mutilated and lacking the initial pages: Library... | |
43 | Franklin, Benjamin | “The Public Ledger” | From Benjamin Franklin to The Public Ledger, [after 9 … | ≈1774-03-09 | AD (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress Nothing can equal the... |
44 | Franklin, Benjamin | Pownall, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Pownall, [on or after 21 … | ≈1774-04-21 | AL (draft ): Library of Congress Dr. Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr. Pownall and... |
45 | Franklin, Benjamin | Howe, Rear Adm. Richard, Viscount | Franklin’s Proposals to Lord Howe for Resolving the … | ≈1774-12-28 | AD : Library of Congress On December 4 Franklin called on Mrs. Howe for their second session at... |
46 | Franklin, Benjamin | Queries for a Conversation with Lord Camden, [27 … | 1774-12-27 | AD : Library of Congress Qu. What were the original Ideas upon which the Colonies were settled?... | |
47 | Franklin, Benjamin | Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly | From Benjamin Franklin to the Speaker of the … | 1774-12-24 | ALS : Princeton University Library; draft: Library of Congress When four of the seven agents to... |
48 | Franklin, Benjamin | Molleson, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William and Robert Molleson … | 1774-12-21 | ALS (draft ): Library of Congress I am much obliged by your friendly Offer of accompanying me in... |
49 | Franklin, Benjamin | Burke, Edmund | From Benjamin Franklin to Edmund Burke, 19 December … | 1774-12-19 | ALS : Central Library, Sheffield The Congress had told the seven active colonial agents to... |
50 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin’s “Hints” or Terms for a Durable Union … | ≈1774-12-04 | AD and copy: Library of Congress On the evening of December 4, in response to Barclay’s and... |