1To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Price, 6 April 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have been long intending to write to you, and I feel ashamed that I have not done it Sooner. Your letter wch: was brot: me by Mr Bingham gave me great pleasure. It inclosed a case for an air Balloon and a print wch:, in conformity to your desire, I deliver’d to the President of the Royal Society. Soon after Mr Bingham’s arrival, Mr Daggs brot: me your...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Price, 12 July 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I request your acceptance of the pamphlet which accompanies this letter. It is intended entirely for America, and you are one of the first persons to whom it has been communicated. Most of the few copies which I have printed will be convey’d to America; and I hope the united States will forgive my presumption in Supposing myself qualified to advise them....
3To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Price, 21 July 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The bearer of this, Mr Lewis, is an honest tradesman, and an attendant at the Meeting-House in Newington-Green. I cannot resist his desire that I would give him a line to introduce him to you. He has always been a warm favourer of the American cause, thinks of you with veneration, and wishes just to See you. Any notice, therefore, that you may think fit to...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Price, 21 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received a few days ago your letter by Mr Hartley, and think myself much obliged to you for it, and for conveying to me the King of France’s Edict for establishing a new Sinking Fund. I received soon afterwards another Copy of the Same Edict from Ld Shelburne. My curiosity has been much gratify’d by it; but at the Same time I have been mortify’d to find...
5To John Jay from Richard Price, 22 October 1784 (Jay Papers)
D r Price presents his very respectful complim ts : to M r Jay, and requests the favour of his acceptance and disposal of these pamphlets. He recollects with pleasure the opportunities he had of conversing with M r Jay while in London, and wishes his life and health may be long continued to assist in making his country happy within itself and an example and blessing to the world. A translation...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Price, 21 March 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received with peculiar pleasure the favour of your letter by Dr. Bancroft, and I return you my best thanks for it. Your favourable reception of the pamphlet which I desired Dr. Franklin to present to you cannot but make me happy; and I am willing to infer from it that this effusion of my zeal will not be ill received in America. The eyes of the friends of liberty and humanity are now fixed...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Price, 2 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter will probably be deliver’d to you by Dr. D’Ivernois , lately a citizen of Geneva, and the author of an interesting work lately publish’d and entitled An Historical and Political view of the constitution and Revolutions of Geneva in the 18th. century . He wishes to be introduced to you; and I doubt not but the respectableness of his character and abilities and the active part he has...
8To John Jay from Richard Price, 9 July 1785 (Jay Papers)
I hope you will excuse the liberty I take in introducing to you the bearer of this letter, M r . Curtauld. He and his mother and Sisters have for Several years made a part of my congregation at Hackney, and his character is unexceptionable. He has converted his little property into money which he intends to employ in purchasing land in Some of the interior parts of America with no other view...
9To John Adams from Richard Price, 22 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
D r Price presents his respectful complim ts: to M r Adams, and conveys to him the inclosed policy— Should M r Houdon happen not to have had the Small-pox, the policy will not be vacated unless he Should die of the Small-pox. The congregation at Hackney are making alterations by which they will enlarge Several Pews, and gain one pew w ch: they intend to reserve for the accommodation of M r...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Price, 24 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Dr. Rogers, the bearer of this, is the Son of Dr. Rogers of New York. He has been for some time in this country studying Physick; and he intends, I find, to spend this winter at Paris with a view to farther improvement. I cannot help taking the opportunity which he offers me to convey to you a few lines to acknowledge the receipt of the letter with which I was favoured in August last, and to...