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1681 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 23 October … 1749-10-23 MS not found; reprinted from Bigelow, Works , X , 253–4. I hope before this can reach you your...
1682 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 18 September … 1749-09-18 MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VII , 40. For the reason you mention, I...
1683 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 12 September … 1749-09-12 ALS (fragment): Historical Society of Pennsylvania [ First part missing ] [Ad]vertisement, by...
1684 Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Abiah From Benjamin Franklin to Abiah Franklin, 7 September … 1749-09-07 MS not found; reprinted from London Magazine: and Monthly Chronologer , XII (1825), 606. We...
1685 Franklin, Benjamin On the Need for an Academy, 24 August 1749 1749-08-24 Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , August 24, 1749. By 1740 Franklin was well satisfied with...
1686 Franklin, Benjamin Whitefield, George From Benjamin Franklin to George Whitefield, 6 July … 1749-07-06 Reprinted from The Evangelical Magazine , XI (1803), 27–8; also AL (fragment): American...
1687 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 4 July 1749 1749-07-04 ALS : American Philosophical Society I sent word today to N. Holland, that you desired to see...
1688 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 3 July 1749 1749-07-03 MS not found; reprinted from Bigelow, Works , X , 252–3. I wrote to you very fully per Arthur...
1689 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 19 May 1749 1749-05-19 MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VII , 40. I send you the third and fourth...
1690 Franklin, Benjamin Collinson, Peter From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 29 April … 1749-04-29 Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences I now send you some Further Experiments and...
1691 Franklin, Benjamin Mitchell, John From Benjamin Franklin to John Mitchell, 29 April 1749 1749-04-29 Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Observations and Suppositions towards forming a new...
1692 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 29 April … 1749-04-29 ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I suppose Mr. Hall will acquaint you that I have settled with him...
1693 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 28 February … 1749-02-28 MS not found; extract reprinted from Stan V. Henkels, Catalogue No. 906, pt. 2, supplement...
1694 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 9 January … 1749-01-09 ALS : Yale University Library This just serves to cover a Bill of Exchange for £8 8 s. o d....
1695 Franklin, Benjamin Poor Richard Improved, 1748 1748-01-01 Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris of the Motions of the Sun and Moon; the...
1696 Franklin, Benjamin Miscellaneous Lottery Papers, 1748 1748-01-01 DS : nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, Yale University Library; no. 5, Edgar Fahs Smith Library, University of...
1697 Franklin, Benjamin Notes on the Association, 1748 1748-01-01 Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 5 to September 1, 1748. Between November 1747 and...
1698 Franklin, Benjamin Read, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Read, 5 December 1748 1748-12-05 Draft: New York Public Library ’Tis some Time since I receiv’d a considerable Account against you...
1699 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 29 November 1748 1748-11-29 ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received your Favour of the 9th Inst. with the Voyage...
1700 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 23 November … 1748-11-23 ALS : Buffalo Historical Society I have just Time to acquaint you that yours per Cowie is this...
1701 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 7 November 1748 1748-11-07 MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VII , 39–40. I send you herewith the late...
1702 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 30 October 1748 1748-10-30 MS not found; reprinted from Sparks, Works , VII , 37–8. I received your favor of the 28th, with...
1703 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 19 October … 1748-10-19 ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I receiv’d your Favour of April 25, with the Maps, &c. I am glad...
1704 Franklin, Benjamin Collinson, Peter From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 18 October … 1748-10-18 ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I have receiv’d your several Favours of April 1. June 2. June 14...
1705 Franklin, Benjamin Colden, Cadwallader From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 29 … 1748-09-29 ALS : New-York Historical Society I received your Favour of the 12th Inst. which gave me the...
1706 Franklin, Benjamin Advice to a Young Tradesman, [21 July 1748] 1748-07-21 Printed in George Fisher, The American Instructor: or Young Man’s Best Companion . … The Ninth...
1707 Franklin, Benjamin Mecom, Jane From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, [June 1748?] 1748-06-01 MS not found; reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., A Collection of the Familiar Letters and...
1708 Franklin, Benjamin Sparhawk, Nathaniel From Benjamin Franklin to [Nathaniel Sparhawk], 15 June … 1748-06-15 ALS : Joseph W. P. Frost, Kittery Point, Maine (1954) I receiv’d yours per Mr. Baynton with the...
1709 Franklin, Benjamin Scheme of the Second Philadelphia Lottery, 2 June 1748 1748-06-02 Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , June 2, 1748. The drawing of the First Philadelphia Lottery...
1710 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 10 May 1748 1748-05-10 MS not found; reprinted from extract in Stan V. Henkels, Catalogue No. 1082 (April 11–12, 1913),...