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1711 Franklin, Benjamin Carter, Charles From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Carter, 18 April 1748 1748-04-18 MS not found; reprinted from Anderson Galleries, Sales Catalogue No. 800 (January 18, 1910), item...
1712 Franklin, Benjamin Colors of the Associator Companies, 12 January 1748 and … 1748-01-12 Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 12 and April 16, 1748. The companies of...
1713 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 3 April 1748 1748-04-03 ALS : Riverdale Country School, New York City I have a Letter from Mr. Samuel Lawrence of New...
1714 Franklin, Benjamin Proposal to the Associators, [21 March 1748] 1748-03-21 MS : American Philosophical Society By March 1 fifty-three companies of Associators had been...
1715 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 7 March 1748 1748-03-07 MS not found; abstracted in Worthington C. Ford, comp., List of the Benjamin Franklin Papers in...
1716 Franklin, Benjamin Report on the Swamp, [24 February 1748] 1748-02-24 MS Minutes of the Common Council: Free Library of Philadelphia By 1740 the banks of Dock Creek...
1717 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 4 February … 1748-02-04 ALS : Huntington Library Enclos’d is a second Bill for £19 7 s. 1½ d. Sterling. The first I sent...
1718 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 30 January 1748 1748-01-30 MS not found; reprinted from Sparks, Works , VII , 33. I send you herewith the book, and enclosed...
1719 Franklin, Benjamin Colden, Cadwallader From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 27 … 1748-01-27 AL : New-York Historical Society I received your Favour relating to the Cannon. We have...
1720 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 27 January 1748 1748-01-27 MS not found; reprinted from Sparks, Works , VII , 31–3. I have not yet found the book, but...
1721 Franklin, Benjamin Articles of Agreement with David Hall, 1 January 1748 1748-01-01 DS : Haverford College Library; also copy: Department of Records, Recorder of Deeds, Philadelphia...
1722 Franklin, Benjamin Ledger D, 1739–47 1739-07-25 MS Account Book: American Philosophical Society Ledger D, like Ledger A & B (see above, I , 172),...
1723 Franklin, Benjamin Poor Richard, 1747 1747-01-01 Poor Richard, 1747. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1747 , … By Richard Saunders, Philom....
1724 Franklin, Benjamin Extracts from the Gazette, 1747 1747-01-06 Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 6 to December 29, 1747. Extracts from The...
1725 Franklin, Benjamin The Manner of Drawing a Public Lottery, 22 December … 1747-12-22 Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , December 22, 1747. This explanation is an integral part of...
1726 Franklin, Benjamin Proclamation for a General Fast, 9 December 1747 1747-12-09 Broadside: Yale University Library The minutes of the Governor’s Council of December 8, 1747,...
1727 Franklin, Benjamin Logan, James From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 7 December 1747 1747-12-07 MS not found; reprinted from Sparks, Works , VII , 28. I am heartily glad you approve of our...
1728 Franklin, Benjamin Address to the Associators, 7 December 1747 1747-12-07 MS (fragment): American Philosophical Society The Associators—almost 600 in number—assembled with...
1729 Franklin, Benjamin Scheme of the First Philadelphia Lottery, 5 December … 1747-12-05 Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , December 12, 1747. The most urgent problem for the...
1730 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 28 November … 1747-11-28 ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your Favour of June 11. per Capt. Tiffin, with...
1731 Franklin, Benjamin Colden, Cadwallader From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 27 … 1747-11-27 ALS : New-York Historical Society The violent Party Spirit that appears in all the Votes &c. of...
1732 Franklin, Benjamin Form of Association, 24 November 1747 1747-11-24 Broadside: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; also printed (with “Remarks”) in The Pennsylvania...
1733 Franklin, Benjamin Plain Truth, 17 November 1747 1747-11-17 Plain Truth: or, Serious Considerations On the Present State of the City of Philadelphia, and...
1734 Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Abiah From Benjamin Franklin to Abiah Franklin, 16 October … 1747-10-16 MS not found; reprinted from Duane, Works , VI , 8. This has been a busy day with your daughter...
1735 Franklin, Benjamin Colden, Cadwallader From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 1 October … 1747-10-01 ALS : New-York Historical Society I send you herewith the History of the Five Nations. You will...
1736 Franklin, Benjamin Gambold, Hector Receipt to Hector Gambold, 28 September 1747 1747-09-28 ADS : Princeton University Library Receiv’d Sept. 28. 1747 of Mr. Gambold Twenty three Pounds Ten...
1737 Franklin, Benjamin Colden, Cadwallader From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 24 … 1747-09-24 ALS : New-York Historical Society I have one of your Histories come in among some Books sent me...
1738 Franklin, Benjamin Accounts with William Bradford, Jr., 1741–55 1741-10-27 MS : American Philosophical Society; MS Account Book: Historical Society of Pennsylvania...
1739 Franklin, Benjamin Colden, Cadwallader From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 27 August … 1747-08-27 ALS : Yale University Library This just serves to enclose you a Letter from our Friend Bertram;...
1740 Franklin, Benjamin Collinson, Peter From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 14 August … 1747-08-14 ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I have lately written two long Letters to you on the Subject of...