1To Benjamin Franklin from William Strahan, 21 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society With great Satisfaction I received your most acceptable Letter of August 29. by the Hands of your amiable and intelligent Grand-son, who does much Honour to the Family he sprung from. I admire of all Things the Continuance of the Vigor of your Mind and Body, which enables you to write as clearly, distinctly, sensibly, and accurately as you did almost half a...
2To Benjamin Franklin from William Strahan, 1 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote to you in August last in answer to your very kind Note of July 29th. inclosing a Line to you from Mrs. Bache, which I then forgot to return to you, but which I now inclose. This Letter I sent by the common Post which I hope came safe to hand, tho’ I have not had the Pleasure of hearing from you since. I therein acknowleged, and beg leave to repeat...
3To Benjamin Franklin from William Strahan, 26 August 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This will be delivered into your Hands by my worthy Friend and Neighbour, Mr Berdmore the celebrated Dentist, who is just setting out for Paris on a little Jaunt of Pleasure for a few Days, and who being desirous of the Honour of being known to you, I have therefore troubled you with this Line to introduce him.— If you have leisure to have any Conversation...