3331From Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and letterbook draft: American Philosophical Society I received yours of May 16. with the Box...
3332From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Towers and Joseph Leacock, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I received yours and should readily have...
3333From Benjamin Franklin to John Tyler, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I received yours of May 16. and am glad to...
3334Report of the Purfleet Committee to the Royal Society, 21 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in the Royal Society, Philosophical Transactions …, LXIII (1773–74), 42–7; AD (draft):...
3335From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 19 August 1772: extract (Franklin Papers)
Extract: Library of Congress In yours of May 14th, you acquaint me with your indisposition, which...
3336Experiments Supporting the Use of Pointed Lightning Rods, [18?] August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Benjamin Vaughan, ed., Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces … by Benj....
3337From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 17 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin...
3338Instructions for testing the Torpedo Fish, 12 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ADS and incomplete draft: American Philosophical Society The role that Franklin played in John...
3339From Benjamin Franklin to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, 12 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum I am concern’d to understand lately that you have...
3340From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Sr., 11 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I received yours of July 4. with the Bill enclosed of £200 for your...
3341On the Conduct of Lord Hillsborough, [beginning of August 1772?] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Because this essay exists only in a copy, it cannot be accurately...
3342From Benjamin Franklin to Noble Wimberly Jones, 3–8 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Buffalo and Erie Public Library On my late Return from the Country I found your Favour of...
3343From Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles, 22 July 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library This will be deliver’d to you by our common Friend Mr. Marchant. He...
3344From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 14 July 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am just return’d from a Journey of near a Month, which has...
3345From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Hewson, 8 July 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I arrived here yesterday in my Return from the North. This...
3346From Benjamin Franklin to a French Friend, [June 1772]: extract (Franklin Papers)
Extract: printed in Pierre-Joseph-André Roubaud, Histoire générale de l’Asie, de l’Afrique et de...
3347The Sommersett Case and the Slave Trade, 18–20 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The London Chronicle , June 18–20, 1772 It is said that some generous humane persons...
3348From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Maseres, 17 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Library of Congress I thank you for the Pamphlet proposing to establish Life...
3349From Benjamin Franklin to Matthew Boulton, [15 June 1772] (Franklin Papers)
AL : Assay Office, Birmingham Dr. Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr. Bolton, and having...
3350From Benjamin Franklin to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, 15 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Albert H. Smyth, ed., The Writings of Benjamin Franklin … (10 vols., New York,...
3351Toleration in Old and New England, 3 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The London Packet , June 3, 1772; incomplete draft: American Philosophical Society I...
3352From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwalader Evans, 3 June 1772: extract (Franklin Papers)
Extract reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin … (10 vols., Boston,...
3353From Benjamin Franklin to Abel James, 3 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library Agreable to your Request when in London and what you wrote to me...
3354From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 2 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This just informs you I am well and received yours by the...
3355From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Dawson, 29 May 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : British Museum; French translation by Barbeu-Dubourg: American Philosophical Society This...
3356Accounting of Benjamin Franklin’s Share in the Walpole Company, 12 May 1772: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society <May 12, 1772: “Benjamin Franklin Esq., for his Proportion of...
3357From Benjamin Franklin to the Managers of the Philadelphia Silk Filature, [before 10 May 1772]: extracts (Franklin Papers)
Extracts printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , July 29, 1772; ALS (incomplete draft): American...
3358From Benjamin Franklin to Sir John Pringle, [before 10 May 1772] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Dr. F. presents his respectful Compliments to Sir J....
3359From Benjamin Franklin to John Hawkesworth, 8 May 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library Dining abroad yesterday, and not coming home till 12 at Night, I...
3360From Benjamin Franklin to John Foxcroft, [on or before 5 May 1772]: fragment (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft; fragment): American Philosophical Society My Love to dear Mrs. Foxcroft,...