4711An Edict by the King of Prussia, 22 September 1773 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Public Advertiser , September 22, 1773. When this famous hoax first appeared,...
4712The American Commissioners: A Public Announcement, 4 December 1777 (Franklin Papers)
D : American Philosophical Society Jonathan Loring Austin had ridden post haste from Nantes with...
4713A Plan for Settling Two Western Colonies, 1754 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Benjamin Vaughan, ed., Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces; …...
4714Suppositions and Conjectures on the Aurora Borealis, [before 7 December 1778] (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) AD (draft): Library of Congress; D : Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France; two...
4715“Benevolus”: On the Propriety of Taxing America, [11 April 1767] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The London Chronicle , April 9–11, 1767. This letter was reprinted in London in The...
4716Experiments and Observations, [April 1751] (Franklin Papers)
Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Made at Philadelphia in America, by Mr. Benjamin...
4717Franklin and John Adams to Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand, [10 July 1778]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Copy and transcript: National Archives <[July 10, 1778: ] We are agreed that Mr. Williams’ bills...
4718Franklin: Passport for a Portuguese Vessel, [after 24 May 1782] (Franklin Papers)
D (draft): American Philosophical Society Having seen & examined certain Authentic official...
4719Letter from London, [on or after 7 February 1774] (Franklin Papers)
This letter and the extract from another below, February 19, seem to be companion pieces, and the...
4720Franklin: Receipt for Chaumont to Sign, 23 November 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society Received of Benjamin Franklin Esquire Minister in France of...