1To Benjamin Franklin from Mary Rich, 10 January 1767 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society If Doctor Franklin is in England Miss Rich begs the favour of him to call upon her some morning about Eleven o’clock, if it be not inconvenient to him. On Mary Rich, daughter of one Sir Robert Rich and sister of another, see above, XIII , 548 n. While this note could have been written during any January when BF was in England through 1769, the year of Miss...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Mary Rich, [June–August 1767] (Franklin Papers)
AL : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Miss Rich is very unwilling to trouble Mr. Franklin again about the Glass Instrument, well knowing that every moment of his time is employ’d in things of much greater Consequence; but not having been well lately, She is apprehensive She May be sent suddenly to the Bath, and cannot help wishing to recieve from Him some Little Idea of the practice of it...