1From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Timothy, 3 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received yours of Aug. 24. by Capt. Vanderhorst, to whom I should willingly have shown any Civilities in my Power, but I being gouty of late seldom go into the City, and he has not called on me since he delivered your Letter. I am sorry you talk of leaving off your Business with a View of getting some Post. It is so difficult a matter to obtain any...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Timothy, 7 September 1774 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I received your Favour of May 26. and am much oblig’d by your kind Invitation to your House, which I should certainly accept with Pleasure, if I should ever go to Carolina. You wish me to correspond with you on publick Affairs. Those relating to America have been and still continue in so disagreable a Situation, that I cannot write upon...
3From Benjamin Franklin to [Peter Timothy?], 1 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress M. Roulhac, who will have the Honour of presenting this to your hands, is the Son of a Magistrate distinguish’d in his Province, being Lieutenant General, and chief in that Quality of the Presidial of Limoges. The young Gentleman has apply’d himself to Commerce, and having been in several Parts of America, concludes to fix his House at Charlestown, with Views of...