1431Account with the Estate of James Franklin, Junior, 4 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : American Philosophical Society Dr Mr James Franklin Decd. Dr to B Franklin, Sterling Mo. 1758. Feb. 23. For a Parcel of Printing Letters, for which he gave his Bond } 94. 0. 5 Int. on Do. to Aug. 12. 1762 being 4.Y. 5.M. 20.D. } 25. 4. 1¾ 119: 4: 6¾ Recd. Augt. 12. 1762 100 Dollars at 4 s
1432To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Jackson, 4 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your favour by the Packet, as well as those by the Carolina, I had before the Pleasure to hear of your safe Arrival from Mr. Strahan, which was the more acceptable, because the time that had elapsed since your sailing was rather too long and gave your friends room for Apprehensions. I have before wished you Joy on Mr. Franklin’s Promotion, I...
1433To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Collinson, 6 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I can only now express the great satisfaction I have and that of Our Family to Hear by your Kind Letter of the 7 Decemr of your Safe Arrival. I have One more Wish and that Is, to Hear of your Son and Daughter. All your Friends are Well in particular Yours Sincerely Addressed: To / Benn Franklin Esqr / in / [Philadelphia] Boston See above, pp. 165–6. For...
1434To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Greenwood, 6 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard College Library As I knowing of you to be a gentle-man that can doe a great deal to help a poor man to his Wrights and as I am much reduced and have a large family have made bold to Beg the Assistance of soe good a Gentleman to see me rightified who has it not in my own power without applying for your Assistance in geting of me Justice don against Collo. John Armstrong who has...
1435From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 11 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am now to acquaint you that the Assembly of this Province have unanimously made Choice of you as their sole Agent, and have united the two Salaries of £100, which they formerly paid to Mr. Partridge and Mr. Charles, by voting £200 Sterling as your Salary. I hope this Appointment will not be disagreable to you, as I think I had your Permission to name you...
1436From Benjamin Franklin to John Ellicott, 13 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : The London Hospital I yesterday receiv’d your Favour of Jany. 8. and as it would be a particular Pleasure to me to be any way serviceable to your Hospital, I shall cause the Enquiry you desire to be carefully made at New York; and to that end I write to a Friend there by this Post: But as the Father of Capt. Holland is said in the Will to have been of James River, which is in Virginia,...
1437From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, 13 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from [Jared Sparks, ed.], A Collection of the Familiar Letters and Miscellaneous Papers of Benjamin Franklin (Boston, 1833), pp. 80–1. You may remember, that about ten years since, when I was at Boston, you and my brother sent directions here to attach on Grant’s right to some land here, by virtue of a mortgage given him by one Pitt. Nothing effectual could be done in...
1438From Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Todd, 14 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library By the Harriot Packet, which arrived last Saturday at New York, I received your Favours of Dec. 7. and January 8. and congratulate you cordially on your Appointment to the Secretary’s Office, in which I wish you all Happiness. I am just setting out on a Journey to Virginia, to settle Accounts with the Executors of my late Colleague Mr. Hunter, and recover the...
1439From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 17 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote you a long Letter of the 8th and 29th of March on various Subjects, too long to copy unless it should be lost. But as Messrs. Coxe are sending Copies of their Request and Power to you, I must repeat so much of my Letter as related thereto. [Here Franklin copied verbatim the long paragraph which formed the largest part of the postscript dated March...
1440To Benjamin Franklin from John Pringle, [May? 1763] (Franklin Papers)
AL (incomplete and mutilated): American Philosophical Society [ Torn ] would take the liberty of recommending [ torn ], who had been put in by Lord Bute, and [ torn: we]ll qualified for his office. His Lordship then [ torn ] heard the young gentleman had ene[ torn ]ying that, I took an opportunity of telling [ torn: ima]gined it came about. Lord Shelburne made no promises, but [ torn ] hear me...