1From Benjamin Franklin to [Alexander] Colden, 8 April 1760 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society I have ordered into your Care from Liverpool 9 Casks and a Bale, which I request you would receive and forward to my Brother Peter Franklin, in Newport, Rhodeisland. Enclos’d is the Bill of Lading. Please to pay the Freight (Eight Guineas) and charge me with it. I hope this Summer to have the Pleasure of seeing you, and of finding both the Families well...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Colden, 7 October 1772: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress <London, October 7, 1772. Has acknowledged in previous letters the receipt of bills amounting to £372 10 s. and another of £56 12 s. 5½ d. ; has since received three totaling £328 2 s. 3 d. , one of Mackie on Molleson and two of Carr on James Russell, and by the last packet, with Colden’s letter of September 3, four more: Boylstone on Lane, Son &...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Colden, 3 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress Inclos’d I return to you Mackie’s Bill on Molleson for £294. 5 s. 2 d. with a Protest; the same being refus’d Payment for want of Effects. The Packet of last Month is not yet arriv’d. I hope she will bring the Accounts so long expected. I am, Dear Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant See above, BF to Colden, Oct. 7; Mary Hewson to BF , Oct. 22. BF...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Colden, 2 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I duly received yours of Oct. 10. with the Accounts, accompanied by Bills of Exchange as follows, Walker on Cunningham for £82 11 s. 5½ d. R N. Colden on Meyrick for 400 0 s. 0 d. These from you as your Ballance 482 11 s. 5½
5From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Colden, 6 January 1773: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress <London, January 6, 1773. Returns two protested bills, Zeph[aniah] Turner on Barnes & Ridgate for £72 7 s. 5 d. and William Taylor on Perkins, Buchanan & Brown for £15; the charges on each are 5 s. 9 d. Asks to have the bills acknowledged and to be credited with £87 18 s. 11 d. > See above, XIX , 398.
6From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Colden, 2 February 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I receiv’d yours of Dec. 2. enclosing a Bill Hancock on Haley & Hopkins for £150 for Account of the Gen. Post-Office. Inclos’d I return you the Bill, Dunn on Long, Drake and Long, for £100 Sterling, with the Protest which costs 5 s. 9 d. I hope you are careful to give me Credit for these Protested Bills. I sent you two per last Packet, and one by...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Colden, 3 March 1773: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress <London, March 3, 1773: Has received Colden’s letter of Jan. 7 enclosing Ritchie on Hyndman, Lancaster & Co. for £100, and hopes it will be paid, for “we have had too many bad ones of late.”>
8From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Colden, 7 April 1773: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress <London, April 7, 1773: Has just received the accounts, but has not had time to examine them. Has also received Christie on Molleson for £338 17 s. 2 d. , and the papers for Mr. Jesser. Will write by the next packet to Colden and also to Foxcroft, to whom his affectionate respects.> The amended accounts for 1771–72 that BF had demanded in December:...
9From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Colden, 2 June 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received yours of April 7. inclosing Coningham and Nesbit’s Bill on D. Harvey & Co for £200 with which your Account is credited. In my last I acknowledged the Receipt of Christie’s renew’d Bill for £338 17 s. 2½ d. I am glad the last Years Accounts are to come by the next Packet, for then we shall have the whole settled and pass’d together, there...
10From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Colden, 3 August 1773: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress <West Wycomb, at Lord Le Despencer’s, August 3, 1773: Has received Colden’s of June 2 enclosing seconds of “sundry Bills acknowledg’d in my last” and the first of Willing & Morris on Harris & Co. for £15. Encloses Ogle’s protested bill on Anderson for £83 10 s. 3 d. , which with charges totals £83 16 s. Compliments to Mrs. Colden.> See the letter BF...