1To George Washington from Thomas Wharton, 8 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Complaints has been made to the Council by William McIlvaine Esqr. chief Burgess of the Burrough of Bristol against Major alias Capt. Sims of the thirteenth Virginia regiment as having greatly insulted & abused the sd Burgess, and in support of the Complaint has laid the inclosed deposition & Letter before Us. As it is of the greatest importance that the civil Magistrate should be supported we...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 7 November 1768 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Historical Society of Pennsylvania I had the pleasure of writing thee a long Letter by Cap. Sparks, which hope thou’l receive. By Letter which I two days past received from Governor Franklin and Brother Saml dated at Fort Stanwix Oct. 25 I am Advised that on the day before the Grand treaty Opened at which there is Upward of 3000 Indians, that they had Agreed to the retribution and...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 29 March 1768 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I wrote thee on the 24 and on the 27 Ulto. and Inclosed the Chronicles, which I hope will come safe to hand, and as I have from thy Letter to Governor Franklin some reason to suppose thou’l not be able to get away so soon as thou some time before Expected, and as I hope my Scrawls have afforded thee Pretty Early Intelligence I trust my Continuing them...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 9 February 1768 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This letter and subsequent ones from Joseph Galloway, George Croghan, William Franklin, and the Pennsylvania Assembly attest the seriousness of Indian affairs in the newly acquired western territories, and the urgent necessity of pacifying the savages by a formal settlement of the boundary that Sir William Johnson had discussed with them in 1765....
5To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 18 November 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote thee per Capt. Story, who sails in Company with Capt. Falkner, to which please to refer, the Chief Intent of this, is to Inclose thee, a Letter from Our friend Thomas Livezey, and to inform thee, that I have deliverd to Capt. Falkner 12 bottles of Wine, the Manufacture of Our Friend; having seald each Bottle and put a Mark on Each as below; hoping,...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 17 November 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote thee, on the 16 Ulto. since which have none of thy favours, (this Letter I delivered to John Relfe). Some little time after arrived Capt. Falkner with whom came passengers James Hamilton &c.; the day after his Arrival, W A was extreamly fond of reading a Letter, he had receivd from T P., wherein that Gentleman Mentions; that, He had been in Company...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 21 September 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote thee on the 8th Inst. since which have none of thy favours, as I in my last inform’d thee, relative to the Affairs of Baynton Wharton & Morgan, I have now the satisfaction of saying, that, in a few Days after, they calld their Creditors together, and laid before them, a state, whereby it clearly appeared they had a Capital of £28.000 and Upwards,...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 7 February 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This opportunity presenting via Falmouth —I embrace it to inform thee, that thy Family are well; and that, thy Friends have frequent Occasion to make mention of thee with great pleasure. We now hourly look for the December-Packet, by which Vessel We do expect to hear something much to our Satisfaction; relative to the Affairs of this Province. The...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 14 January 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Thou’l find by the date of this Letter, that, We have entr’d into another Year, thy Friends here, sincerely wish, it may be repleate with Health and Happiness to thee, and that, within it, We may have to Congratulate each Other, on the Important Change made in our Goverment from Proprietary to Royal. Our Assembly are now sitting but as yet, nothing Material...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 30 December 1765 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote thee a few Lines on the 18th Inst.—and two days past was favoured with thy Letter of the 26th Sepr. for which I thank thee: the same being deliver’d me by N. Evans who arrived in Cap. Sparks. Which day and the following arrived also Capts. Hammitt and Robinson, and We are pleased to find that the Cargoes of these three Vessels do not make up the...