3331From Benjamin Franklin to Sartine, 29 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Two copies: Library of Congress I have received a Letter from Mr. Wm. Bingham, Agent for the...
3332From Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon, 7[–15] June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Yale University Library; AL (extract): American Philosophical Society J’ai ete hier au soir...
3333From Benjamin Franklin to Tristram Dalton, [11] August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I wrote to you the 17th. of October last, on the Subject of your...
3334From Benjamin Franklin to the Gentlemen at Nantes, 29 September 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received your Report. I am much obliged to you for the Great Pains...
3335From Benjamin Franklin to Lafayette, 13 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Press copy of ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I am oblig’d to you for communicating M....
3336From Benjamin Franklin to Schweighauser, 7 October 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress This is to request you would write to Messrs. DeSegray & Company to...
3337Extracts from the Gazette, 1740 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 3 to December 25, 1740. We hear from Georgia by Way...
3338On the Laboring Poor, [April 1768] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in the Gentleman’s Magazine , XXXVIII (1768), 156–7. I have met with much invective in...
3339To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 8 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Congress having appointed Mr Adams, Mr Rutledge & my self, to meet Lord Howe, and hear what...
3340From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Sr., 24 December 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from The New-York Mirror , April 13, 1839 The bearer, Mr. Holker, is a gentleman of...
3341To John Jay from Benjamin Franklin, 16 August 1782 (Jay Papers)
Inclos’d is a true Copy of the Extracts from Gen. Carleton’s Instructions given to me by M r...
3342From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 31 March 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society I have the honour of acquainting Your Excellency, that an...
3343From Benjamin Franklin to William Hodgson: Extract and Note, [14 January 1783] (Franklin Papers)
(I) Press copy of copy: American Philosophical Society; (II) press copy of AL : American...
3344From Benjamin Franklin to John Shirley, 23 October 1755 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society I receiv’d your Favour of the 1st Instant, with the...
3345From Benjamin Franklin to John Bondfield, 15 January 1781 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress In Case Mr. John Vaughan should present himself before you to take the...
3346The Kite Experiment, 19 October 1752 (Franklin Papers)
I. Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , October 19, 1752; also copy: The Royal Society. II....
3347From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 5 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I suppose some of your kind Letters to me have miscarried,...
3348Accounting 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...
3349From Benjamin Franklin to John Canton, 24 November 1760 (Franklin Papers)
AL : The Royal Society Mr. Franklin’s Compliments to Mr. Canton, and is sorry to find that he...
3350From Benjamin Franklin to Schweighauser, 21 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I duly received yours of the 8th inst. I approve of the Assistance you...
3351From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 29 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress By a Letter from M....
3352From Benjamin Franklin to Cabanis, 19 September 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Curious and Facetious Letters of Benjamin Franklin Hitherto Unpublished (Privately...
3353From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 30 June 1774 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Public Record Office; draft: American Philosophical Society I receiv’d your Favour of April...
3354From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Palmer, 27 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress I received your favour of Aug. 3....
3355From Benjamin Franklin to John Bondfield, 4 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received your favour of the 27th. past. I begin to be apprehensive...
3356List of Scoundrels, [c. 4 January 1782] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society In composing this list, Franklin was revisiting...
3357From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 6 December 1762 (Franklin Papers)
ALS , duplicate LS , and (incomplete) draft: American Philosophical Society I have already wrote...
3358From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 1 January 1747 (Franklin Papers)
Duplicate: Yale University Library This is only to enclose a Bill of Exchange for £25 Sterling,...
3359From Benjamin Franklin to Lafayette, 8 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Biblioteka Czartoryskich, Cracow I am much oblig’d by what you have said at Vs. Enclos’d is...
3360From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 25 September 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote to you the 1st Instant, and a few Lines last Week...
3361From Benjamin Franklin to John Diot, 28 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received your favour of the 22d Instant. inclosing the Packet of Mr....
3362From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 9 January 1760 (Franklin Papers)
Duplicate: Yale University Library The enclos’d are Copies of my last to you per the Pacquet:...
3363From Benjamin Franklin to James Jay, 17 April 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society I knew before the Receipt of your Letter (to which...
3364From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 13 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Library of Congress, William L. Clements Library Since mine of the 5th. I have thought...
3365From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 3 February 1773 (Franklin Papers)
AL (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I send you herewith some Seeds, and shall send more...
3366From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 21 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; copy: Library of Congress The Letter your Excellency did...
3367From Benjamin Franklin to Silas Deane, 4 December 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Translation: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères When Franklin wrote this letter he...
3368From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 1 September 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received yours of July 6, by the last Packet that...
3369From Benjamin Franklin to Richard and Sarah Bache, 5 November 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Library of Congress Enclos’d I send you some late Letters of Ben’s to me, by which...
3370From Benjamin Franklin to Edward Shippen, 24 May 1755 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress In addition to supplying wagons Franklin contributed to Braddock’s...
3371To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin, 5 June 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have received the honour of your Letter dated the 25th. past, advising me of your Drafts for...
3372From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris, 12 September 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft), two copies: Library of Congress I have received your Letters of July 13, 14, 19, &...
3373From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 14 February 1760 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I see I must overcome the Indolence so natural to old Men,...
3374From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwalader Evans, 10 February 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress The Account of your Illness gave me great Concern,...
3375From Benjamin Franklin to Sir Alexander Dick, 21 January 1762 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New York Public Library; copy (incomplete): Scottish Record Office It gives me Pleasure to...
3376From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 21 March 1752 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from The Atlantic Monthly , lxi (1888), 29. I wrote to you in the Winter...
3377From Benjamin Franklin to Sartine, 22 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress The Bearer waits upon your Excellency for the order you were so good as...
3378From Benjamin Franklin to John Hancock, 8 [December] 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: National Archives In 30 Days after we left the Capes of Delaware, we came to an...
3379From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 1 September 1773 (Franklin Papers)
AL (incomplete letterbook draft): Library of Congress; remainder, except a brief passage,...
3380From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Garden, 14 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society I am here waiting the Departure of the Pacquet in which I...