1From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Partridge, 8 May 1754 (Franklin Papers)
Letter: copy: Public Record Office, London. Enclosure: printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , May 9, 1754; also two copies: Public Record Office, London. Franklin’s brief note to Partridge accompanied a news article and cartoon which appeared in the Gazette of the following day. How much, if indeed any, of the text of the enclosure Franklin wrote himself cannot now be determined. He may not...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Partridge, [7 October 1755] (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; I : extracts reprinted from Connecticut Historical Society Collections , XVII (1918), 183; II : extract: American Philosophical Society. On October 25 Franklin wrote Richard Partridge, London agent for the Pennsylvania Assembly and for other colonies, saying in the opening sentence that he was enclosing a copy of an earlier letter sent by Captain Joy (see below, p. 230). Neither...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Partridge, 25 October 1755 (Franklin Papers)
Draft and extract: American Philosophical Society The above is a Copy of mine per Capt. Joy. Since which the new Assembly met, and chose you and Mr. Charles their Agents for the ensuing Year. The Governor offer’d nothing to the House: but they hearing occasionally that he had received some Letters of Importance relating to Indian Affairs, sent a particular Message to enquire if he had any...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Partridge, 27 November 1755 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Boston Public Library By the Votes and Copies of Papers herewith sent to you and Mr. Charles, you will see the Difficulties this Province has been under by Proprietary Restraints, so that we could not obtain a Bill for raising Money for the King’s Use, till it had been sent home to England, and the Proprietary’s Leave obtain’d for Passing it; and in the meantime the King’s Service was...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Partridge, 1 February 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society It is long since I had any of your Favours. I should now have wrote you a long Letter, but that the House have desired the Speaker and myself to go immediately home in order to get our Differences with the Proprietaries Settled some way or other, and tis probable that one of us will soon have the Pleasure of seeing and conferring with you fully on all our...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Partridge: Receipt, 20 April 1758 (Franklin Papers)
DS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Receiv’d of Benjamin Franklin, Esqr; the Sum of Forty Pounds, to be accounted for to the Province of Pennsylvania. [ Endorsed ] April 20, 1758 N. 82 Mr Partridge’s Receipt, £40 for the Province 1758. BF recorded in his accounts that the £40 was “to be employ’d in Feeing Council and other Expences on Smith’s Petition.” “Account of Expences,” p. 14; PMHB ,...