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1901 Franklin, Benjamin Thomson, Charles From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Thomson, 13 March … 1775-03-13 AL : National Archives, Washington I have some Thoughts of going with Osborne; but as I may be...
1902 Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Deborah From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 18 March … 1770-03-18 ALS : American Philosophical Society My Letters are all in Capt. Falconer, but as Capt. Sparks...
1903 Franklin, Benjamin Hubbart, Elizabeth From Benjamin Franklin to Elizabeth Hubbart, 13 January … 1757-01-13 ALS : American Philosophical Society Your Story is well told and entertaining Only let me...
1904 Franklin, Benjamin Cushing, Thomas From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 3 September … 1772-09-03 AL (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I write this Line just to acknowledge the Receipt of...
1905 Franklin, Benjamin Hall, David From Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, 10 December 1761 1761-12-10 ALS : Glassboro (N.J.) State Teachers College Enclos’d are some Letters for you, left with me by...
1906 Franklin, Benjamin Colden, Richard Nicholls From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Nicholls Colden, 18 … 1774-02-18 ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I received yours of Dec. 2. and Jany. 5....
1907 Franklin, Benjamin Greene, Catharine From Benjamin Franklin to Catharine Greene, 15 February … 1764-02-15 ALS : American Philosophical Society I have before me your most acceptable Favour of Dec. 24....
1908 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 23 November … 1748-11-23 ALS : Buffalo Historical Society I have just Time to acquaint you that yours per Cowie is this...
1909 Franklin, Benjamin Shipley, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Shipley, 27 November … 1755-11-27 Duplicate: Royal Society of Arts; Copy: Royal Society of Arts I have just received your very...
1910 Franklin, Benjamin Poor Richard Improved, 1749 1749-01-01 Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris … for the Year of our Lord 1749 . … By...
1911 Franklin, Benjamin Hall, David From Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, 8 April 1759 1759-04-08 LS : Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia I have yours of Novr. 20. Decr. 5 and 8,...
1912 Franklin, Benjamin Boulton, Matthew From Benjamin Franklin to Matthew Boulton, [15 June … 1772-06-15 AL : Assay Office, Birmingham Dr. Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr. Bolton, and having...
1913 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 23 February … 1763-02-23 ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I have only time to write one Line by this Conveyance, just to...
1914 Franklin, Benjamin Smith, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, 27 November … 1753-11-27 ALS : American Philosophical Society Having wrote you fully via Bristol, I have now little to...
1915 Franklin, Benjamin Table of Revised Postal Rates, [1764] 1764-01-01 Draft: American Philosophical Society On Sept. 21, 1764, Franklin and Foxcroft recommended that...
1916 Franklin, Benjamin Galloway, Joseph From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 8 August … 1767-08-08 ALS : William L. Clements Library; extracts printed or paraphrased in The Pennsylvania Chronicle,...
1917 Franklin, Benjamin Poor Richard Improved, 1765 1765-01-01 Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris … for the Year of our Lord 1765 : … By...
1918 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 8 August … 1752-08-08 MS not found; reprinted from The Atlantic Monthly , LXI (1888), p. 30. I wrote to you the 20th of...
1919 Franklin, Benjamin Kames, Henry Home, Lord From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Kames, 27 September 1760 1760-09-27 ALS : Scottish Record Office We are here upon a Journey which when first proposed was to have...
1920 Franklin, Benjamin Ewing, John From Benjamin Franklin to John Ewing, 27 August 1770 1770-08-27 ALS : Yale University Library I received your Favour of June 14. with several Copies of your...
1921 Franklin, Benjamin Hughes, John, Jr. From Benjamin Franklin to John Hughes, Jr., 1 December … 1772-12-01 ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received yours of Oct. 12. and in answer to your...
1922 Franklin, Benjamin A Method of Humbling Rebellious American Vassals, 21 … 1774-05-21 Printed in The Public Advertiser , May 21, 1774. Permit me, thro’ the Channel of your Paper, to...
1923 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 7 October … 1755-10-07 ALS : The Scheide Library, Princeton, N.J.; duplicate: University of Toronto Library Mr. Hall has...
1924 Franklin, Benjamin Evans, Cadwalader From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwalader Evans, 5 May 1772 … 1772-05-05 Extract: Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin … (10 vols., Boston,...
1925 Franklin, Benjamin Bedford, Jane Parker From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Parker Bedford, 9 April … 1773-04-09 ALS (photocopy): American Philosophical Society; letterbook draft: Library of Congress For so I...
1926 Franklin, Benjamin Strahan, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 23 August … 1762-08-23 ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I have been two Nights on board expecting to sail, but the Wind...
1927 Franklin, Benjamin Vassall, William From Benjamin Franklin to William Vassall, 29 May 1746 1746-05-29 ALS : Harvard College Library I have your Favour of the 19th Instant, with some Queries relating...
1928 Franklin, Benjamin Franklin’s Public Statement about the Hutchinson … 1773-12-25 Printed in The London Chronicle , Dec. 23–25, 1773 By the late summer of 1773 the furor aroused...
1929 Franklin, Benjamin Shipley, Jonathan From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, 14 December … 1771-12-14 ALS : Yale University Library Hearing that your Lordship had called in Cravenstreet during my...
1930 Franklin, Benjamin Ward, Samuel From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Ward, 13 January 1772 1772-01-13 ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I thank you for recommending Mr. Marchant...
1931 Franklin, Benjamin Franklin and Hall: Notice to Subscribers, 17 July 1755 1755-07-17 Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , July. 17, 1755. Whereas an advertisement was published...
1932 Franklin, Benjamin Franklin and Hall: Account with Benjamin Franklin … 1750-11-27 MS Account: Historical Society of Pennsylvania Two sheets have been found of Franklin and Hall’s...
1933 Franklin, Benjamin Franklin and Hall: Notice to the Public, 26 February … 1754-02-26 Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , February 26, 1754. Our Subscribers in Virginia, are desired...
1934 Franklin, Benjamin Benjamin Franklin and Richard Jackson: Opinion on the … 1758-11-01 Copy: Public Record Office, London This undated document was probably written in the latter part...
1935 Lee, Arthur House of Lords The Petition to the House of Lords against the Boston … 1774-03-26 Summary of DS : House of Lords Library In late March three petitions against the bill, from...
1936 Franklin, Benjamin Agreement between Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Massie … 1771-12-18 ADS : American Philosophical Society <December 18, 1771, in Massie’s hand. On December 22, 1770,...
1937 Pownall, Thomas Grenville, George Thomas Pownall and Benjamin Franklin to George … 1765-02-12 LS : Yale University Library We have taken the Liberty to enclose and beg leave to submitt to...
1938 Ronayne, Thomas Franklin, Benjamin To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Ronayne with Notes for … 1761-08-26 ALS : American Philosophical Society I beg Leave to Communicate to you a few Experiments and...
1939 Franklin, Benjamin Introduction to The New-Year’s Gift, 1741 1741-01-01 Printed in The New-Year’s Gift; or a Pocket Almanack, For the Year 1741 . Philadelphia Printed...
1940 Franklin, Benjamin Canton, John From Benjamin Franklin to John Canton, [December … 1771-12-01 AL : The Royal Society <An undated note in the third person. Business prevents Franklin from...
1941 Franklin, Benjamin Sargent Aufrere & Co. From Benjamin Franklin to Sargent Aufrere & Co., 8 … 1762-01-08 Two copies: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The very obliging manner in which you have...
1942 Franklin, Benjamin Shipley, Jonathan From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, 21 August … 1773-08-21 ALS : Yale University Library; draft: American Philosophical Society Inclos’d I send a Boston...
1943 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),...
1944 Franklin, Benjamin Franklin and Hall: Accounts, 1748–1766 1748-01-21 MS Account Book: American Philosophical Society This ledger, labeled “Franklin & Hall No. 1,”...
1945 Franklin, Benjamin Franklin and Hall: Appeal to Subscribers, 27 December … 1753-12-27 Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , December 27, 1753. The Subscribers to this Paper who live...
1946 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...
1947 Lee, Arthur The Petition to the House of Lords against the … 1774-04-16 Summary of DS : House of Lords Library In March a group of Americans in London had petitioned...
1948 Pearson, James James Pearson and Benjamin Franklin: Agreement for … 1764-08-18 DS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania This agreement provided for the sale by James Pearson to...
1949 Franklin, Benjamin Articles of Agreement with Louis Timothée, 26 November … 1733-11-26 Draft: Historical Society of Pennsylvania Articles of Agreement indented [and] made the 26th Day...
1950 Franklin, Benjamin The Preliminary Hearing before the Privy Council … 1774-01-11 I: printed in [Israel Mauduit,] The Letters of Governor Thomas Hutchinson and Lieut. Governor...