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From Benjamin Franklin to John Walter, 1 February 1785

To John Walter

Reprinted from John Walter, An Address to the Public, by J. Walter, Shewing the Great Improvement He Has Made in the Art of Printing, by Logographic Arrangements … (London, 1789), p. 14.

Passy, February 1st, 1785.

Sir,

I received by my grandson, the copy of your mode of arranging the first letter in the alphabet, which is very curious, and I am much obliged to you for it;—please to accept my hearty thanks.— I have since received your favour of the 23d past, and desire you would deliver the books you mention to Dr. Bancroft, who is so obliging as to take care of this letter. I can only add, that, I am, with great esteem, your humble Servant,

Ben. Franklin.

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    From Benjamin Franklin to John Walter, 1 February 1785
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    “From Benjamin Franklin to John Walter, 1 February 1785,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-43-02-0288. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 43, August 16, 1784, through March 15, 1785, ed. Ellen R. Cohn. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2018, pp. 424–425.]

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