1To Benjamin Franklin from Humphry Marshall, 28 May 1770 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Recieved thy favour of the 18th. of the 3d mo. Last In Which thou informs me that “The Nation Seems Besotted With the Fancy that We Cannot Possily Do Without them, and must of Course Comply at Last.” I am almost ready to Doubt that our merchants Will not hold out Long Enough tho’ there Seems Spirit and Resolution Enough in Some of them to Do it. But there...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Humphry Marshall, 27 November 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I recieved thy favour of the 22d of the 4th mo. Last in Which thou Wart Pleased to favour me With an account that the Coppies of thy Letters Sent Back Was not much to thy Predejuce Which Was Pleasing to hear. Our Collonies is Gone into the Importation of Goods by accounts more Largely than Ever. However I hope their remains Such a Sprerit to promote...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Humphry Marshall, 3 May 1773: extract (Franklin Papers)
Extract: the Royal Society Having for some time declined making any more Observations on the dark Spots that appear on the Sun’s Disk, I now send a Copy of the Figures I drew of them, which I desire may be presented to the Royal Society. Perhaps, some one or more of the Members may be pleased with them, in which case I shall not think my Labour lost. They were viewed with a Reflecting...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Humphry Marshall, 14 May 1774 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am Sorry to hear how Matters are Misrepresented at home Concerning us poor Americans as also for the abuse thou has recieved from the Solicitor and the Ministry for thy faithfull Service to thy Country as also to thy King. However I hope thou’ll be Wise Enough to keep Clear of their Clutches and if thou Cannot be of any More Service to thy Country by...