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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 1 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 2 December … | 1772-12-02 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I have received yours of Oct. 4. 8. and 13. I cannot... |
| 2 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 5 January … | 1774-01-05 | Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin... |
| 3 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, [13 … | 1767-11-13 | MS not found; extract reprinted from [Jared Sparks, ed.,] A Collection of the Familiar Letters... |
| 4 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 7 September … | 1774-09-07 | ALS : British Museum; letterbook draft: American Philosophical Society I received yours of July... |
| 5 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 16 August … | 1784-08-16 | ALS : British Library When Benjamin Franklin decided to reestablish communication with his... |
| 6 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 3–4 … | ≈1772-11-03 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I wrote to you per the October Packet, and have not... |
| 7 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 26 July … | 1765-07-26 | Extract: reprinted from Collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1 (1853), 126.... |
| 8 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 19 March … | 1767-03-19 | ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library Dining to day with Mr. Potts, I hear that Letters go by this... |
| 9 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 19–22 … | ≈1772-08-19 | Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin... |
| 10 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 30 June … | 1774-06-30 | Reprinted from George T. Keppel, Earl of Albemarle, Memoirs of the Marquis of Rockingham and His... |
| 11 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 15 March … | 1773-03-15 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I wrote you pretty largely by Capt. All, and sent you... |
| 12 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 20 April … | 1771-04-20 | AL (incomplete draft ): American Philosophical Society It is long since I have heard from you.... |
| 13 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 25 July … | 1773-07-25 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I wrote to you pretty fully per Osborne, since which... |
| 14 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 25 November … | 1767-11-25 | MS not found; reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of... |
| 15 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, [9 October … | 1767-10-09 | MS not found; extract reprinted from [Jared Sparks, ed.], A Collection of the Familiar Letters... |
| 16 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 2 February … | 1774-02-02 | ALS : British Museum This Line is just to acquaint you that I am well, and that my Office of... |
| 17 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 3 February … | 1772-02-03 | ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society This will be delivered to you by the Revd.... |
| 18 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 3 August … | 1773-08-03 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I am com hither to spend a few Days and breathe a... |
| 19 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, [7 October … | 1769-10-07 | Extract: reprinted from a quotation by William Franklin in a letter of January 1, 1770, Stan V.... |
| 20 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 19 December … | 1767-12-19 | MS not found; extract reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and... |
| 21 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 7 October … | 1772-10-07 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received yours of Sept. 1. with one enclos’d for... |
| 22 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 6 October … | 1773-10-06 | Reprinted from William Duane, ed., The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin … (6 vols., Philadelphia,... |
| 23 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to [William Franklin, 12 October … | 1774-10-12 | AL (incomplete letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society [ Page or pages missing ] on... |
| 24 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 6–9 April … | ≈1773-04-06 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received yours of Feb. 2. with the Papers of... |
| 25 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 1 August … | 1774-08-01 | ALS : British Museum I have been here with Lord Le Despencer about a Week, for a little Country... |
| 26 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 9 November … | 1765-11-09 | Extract: Historical Society of Pennsylvania Mr. Cooper, Secretary of the Treasury, is our old... |
| 27 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 18 February … | 1774-02-18 | Extract: British Museum Some tell me that it is determined to displace you likewise, but I do not... |
| 28 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 14 July … | 1773-07-14 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress This letter has hitherto been published only in an... |
| 29 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 2 July 1768 | 1768-07-02 | Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin... |
| 30 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 3 March … | 1773-03-03 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I wrote to you largely by Capt. All, and sent you... |
| 31 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 28 August … | 1767-08-28 | MS not found; reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of... |
| 32 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 5 May 1772 | 1772-05-05 | AL (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society [I have rec]eived yours of Mar. 2, with the... |
| 33 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 5 October … | 1768-10-05 | Two extracts: one printed in The Pennsylvania Chronicle , December 26-January 2, 1769, the other... |
| 34 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 17 August … | 1772-08-17 | Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin... |
| 35 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 16 April … | 1768-04-16 | Extract: reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of... |
| 36 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 19 August … | 1772-08-19 | Extract: Library of Congress In yours of May 14th, you acquaint me with your indisposition, which... |
| 37 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 23 July … | 1753-07-23 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I am pleas’d to learn by yours of the 12th that you have... |
| 38 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 3 February … | 1773-02-03 | AL (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I send you herewith some Seeds, and shall send more... |
| 39 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 1 September … | 1773-09-01 | AL (incomplete letterbook draft): Library of Congress; remainder, except a brief passage,... |
| 40 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 14 October … | 1754-10-14 | ALS : Yale University Library I have yours of the 4th Inst. and find the Election has turn’d out... |
| 41 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 30 January … | 1772-01-30 | ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I have now before me yours of July 3. Aug.... |
| 42 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 3 November … | 1773-11-03 | Reprinted from William Duane, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin … (6 vols., Philadelphia,... |
| 43 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 14 February … | 1773-02-14 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress Your late Letters of Oct. 13, 29, Nov. 3, Dec. 1. and... |
| 44 | 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... |
| 45 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 13 March … | 1768-03-13 | Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin... |
| 46 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 9 January … | 1768-01-09 | Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin... |
| 47 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, [14 … | 1767-02-14 | MS not found; extract reprinted from [Jared Sparks, ed.], A Collection of the Familiar Letters... |
| 48 | 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... |
| 49 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 29 December … | 1767-12-29 | MS not found; extract reprinted in part from The Pennsylvania Chronicle, And Universal Advertiser... |
| 50 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, [13 June … | 1767-06-13 | MS not found; extract reprinted from [Jared Sparks, ed.], A Collection of the Familiar Letters... |