2051To Benjamin Franklin from Pennsylvania Assembly Committee of Correspondence, 1 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library Company of Philadelphia The General Assembly of this Province, having appointed Us to be the Committee of Correspondence; And in Pursuance of their Resolves from time to time during their late Sitting; We have Caused to be made out and furnished divers Certified Copys of Resolves and Instructions to Richd. Jackson Esqr. then Sole Agent of this Province to be sent by Us [to] Mr....
2052To Benjamin Franklin from John Smith, 2 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It is with great pleasure, I hear of thy undertaking a voyage to London, at a time, when not only the province which has deputed thee, but all North America, wants a friend there (and could have no other that I know of) so well qualifyed to serve both the particular and General Interest. May the Divine Blessing attend thy person and Benevolent designs, and...
2053From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, 3 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library The Case of the Armonica came home to Night, and the Spindle with all the rest of the Work seems well done. But on farther Consideration, I think it not worth while to take one of them to London to be fitted with Glasses as we intended. It will be better to send you one compleat from thence, made under my Direction, which I will take care shall be good. The...
2054To Benjamin Franklin from Baynton and Wharton, 3 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society The Tracts of Land, Which We mention’d to You, last Spring, are situated as follows. One of Them, “is on the East side of Lake Champlaine and on the North side of the River Messesque, including Twenty Thousand Acres.” The Other Tract “is situated on the North side of the Bay of Chaleur adjoining the Bay, including the same Quantity, as the above.” The...
2055From Benjamin Franklin to John Smith, 4 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Drayton M. Smith, Philadelphia (1959) I received your very obliging Letter. I thank you cordially for your kind good Wishes. I hope my Conduct in England will be such as not to lessen the Esteem you honour me with; and that on my Return I shall have the Pleasure of finding you and my other Burlington Friends all well and happy. I am, with sincere Respect, and Affection, Dear Sir, Your...
2056Remarks on a Late Protest, 5 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
[Benjamin Franklin], Remarks on a Late Protest Against the Appointment of Mr. Franklin an Agent for this Province [Philadelphia, 1764] (Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Yale University Library); also printed in The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser , November 22, 1764, Supplement; draft (incomplete): American Philosophical Society. Franklin’s farewell to Pennsylvania took the form...
2057Power of Attorney to James Parker, 5 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Bureau of Land Records, Department of Internal Affairs, Harrisburg Know ALL Men by these presents That I Benjamin Franklin of the City of Philadelphia Printer being now about to depart for England and the Time of my Return uncertain and there being long Accounts of Partnership unsettled between David Hall of the same place Printer and myself which partnership is now near expiring and the...
2058To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Eckerling, 5 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society My Brethren Israel and Gabriel Eckerling were taken by the French and Indians from the Aligany Mountains in the Month of August 1757 and some Time after sent to Rochelle in France w[h] ere I am informed they died in the Hospital. I shall esteem it a particular Favour if you will enquire wether my Information be true or not. Please to let me know by a few...
2059To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Quincy, Junior, 5 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had not deferrd doing myself the Pleasure of writing you for some time past on the Subject I mentiond to you when here, but the Loss of my Wife, besides several Avocations has prevented, nor should I have troubled you now, but to inform you that I publish’d in Edes & Gills paper last Post Day a Letter from my Bro’ Huske to the Committee of Merchants here;...
2060From Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Todd, 6 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
Extract: Public Record Office Col. Bouquet marched from Pittsburgh the 4th of October, with 1500 Men, down the Ohio, to attack the Shawana Towns; the Peace made by Col. Bradstreet at Presqu’isle not being confirmed. We have not since heard from either of those Armies. I am &c. Endorsed: Philadelphia Novr 6. 1764 Extract of a Letter from Mr Franklin Deputy Postmaster General of North America to...
2061To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Humphreys: Bill and Receipt, 6 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : American Philosophical Society Benjamin Franklen to Benja. Humphreys Dr. £ s d To Two steel spendels For the Harmonica 4: 0: 0 Humphreys was almost certainly a Philadelphia artisan, but nothing more is known about him. See Above, p. 426.
2062From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 7 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The new Assembly at their first Sitting approv’d and resolv’d to prosecute the Measures of the last, relative to the Change of Government; and supposing that my being in London during the insuing Sessions of Parliament may moreover be of some Use in our general American Affairs, have appointed me as an Assistant Agent with you for one Year, and directed me...
2063From Benjamin Franklin to Sarah Franklin, 8 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
Copy or transcript: American Philosophical Society Three hundred friends and admirers accompanied Franklin from Philadelphia to Chester, where he embarked on the King of Prussia , Capt. James Robinson, on Nov. 7, 1764. As he boarded the ship, he “was saluted by a Number of Cannon, and the Huzza’s of the People; and an Anthem was sung … suitable to the Occasion.” The text of the anthem is said...
2064From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Wharton, 9 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library We are just putting to Sea, with a Wind fine and fair as can blow. My Love to my good old true Friend your Father, and all his worthy Sons; And my affectionate Regards to all enquiring Friends. I am Yours affectionately Endorsed: Benja. Franklin Cape-Henlopen Novr. 9th. 1764 So identified on the basis of Wharton’s reply of Nov. 13, 1764; see below, pp. 456–8....
2065To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 12 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: Massachusetts Historical Society; ALS (fragment): American Philosophical Society I observe by the last Papers that your Assembly have again appointed you one of their Agents in Great Britain: which without doubt, is much to the mortification of the party, whose spleen has been lately gratified by your not being returned a member of the present assembly. I am very glad the...
2066To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 13 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Thy very kind Letter of the 9th. Instant I [had the pleasure] of receiving yesterday the Contents whereof afforded Matter of real Satisf[action, and] on being shewn to my honoured Father gave Him that just Sensation, which [warms the] Breast of every true Friend. I have done myself the pleasure of visiting [thy Wife] and Daughter since thy departure; Who...
2067To Benjamin Franklin from Martin Howard, 16 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I learnt a few Days ago by the Pennsylvania Gazette that you was speedily to go for England, and being Uncertain Whether a Letter would reach you before you embarked I determined to embrace the Oppertunity to write you by a Vessel bound from hence to London, and hope it may meet you safely arrived there, and making an auspicious beginning in the Matter of...
2068To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, 17 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Charles Russel the Bearer hereof applies to me for a few Lines to Make him known to you. He is Son of the Honourable James Russel Esquire of Charlestown. Comes home to perfect His practice as a Physican, in one of the Hospotals, and being a Gentleman of good Character here I Beg Leave to recommend Him to your Civilities as a Stranger in the City of...
2069To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Jackson, 18 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Nothing has given me or can [give] me more concern than the Disturbances, and Disputes in your Province, the Mischiefs and Dangers to Pennsylvania in particular and to all America in general are inconceivable to one who has not been, in England a good part of the past year; the Effects that the foresight of their Mischief and Dangers had upon me and the...
2070To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Galloway, 23 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
AL (incomplete): American Philosophical Society I wrote you from New Castle, the Substance of the Address of the Lower Counties’ Assembly, In which they inform the Crown, That altho they are Governed under the Same Charter with the People of Pennsylvania, yet that their Laws are different. Will it be amiss to inform the Crown, shoud our Intended Change meet with any Obstructions from this...
2071To Benjamin Franklin from James Parker, 23 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society When you embarked at Chester, I purposed to return that Night, but I could not: However, I got to Philadelphia next Day before Noon: I immediately applied to Dunlap’s Affair, as McCleave had arrived before me: I found all the Security Dunlap had was McCleave’s Bond, and McCleave could give no other Security. So I at last took his McCleave’s Bond for £44 15 s...
2072To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Wharton, 23 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
AL (incomplete): American Philosophical Society As some Matters have occur’d, since your Departure, Which it may not be disagreable to you, to know, I borrow an Hour, from Business, to communicate Them to you. The Corporation of this City, met yesterday and agreed upon an Address to the Proprietors. What the Particulars of it, are, I have not yet been able to Obtain, But I learn generaly; That...
2073To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Johnson, [November? 1764] (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: Columbia University Library It was no small Mortification to me that you passed by last Fall without giving me the pleasure for a few moments of seeing you. However I doubt not but your reasons were such as I should have allowed sufficient had I known them. It was with great [ word omitted ] that I read the Resolves of your house, and Mr. Galloways Speech, with your excellent...
2074To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Osborne, November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Osbornes Complyments to Dr. Franklyn and has taken the Liberty of sending him the 15th Vol. of Modern History, with some of his Catalogues which Mr. O. does not doubt but the Dr. will order to be distributed to the best Advantage, and it wou’d give him infinite pleasure if that intricate Account with the Gentleman who had the Disposal of the books was...
2075To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Small, 1 December 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Having called on our Friend in Craven Street who informed me that my former Letter was not yet gone I give you this second trouble to acquaint you that the sturgeon you recommended to Dr. Templeman was examined a few days ago, and did not give Satisfaction. The Baltick Sturgeon has no Spices added to it. Capt. Blake was of Opinion that the fish was boiled...
2076To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 4 December 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the pleasure of writing thee on the 20th Ulto. (via Bristol) to which please to refer. On the 28th Captn Friend left our Capes, with whom went Passengers—James Hamilton Esquire and his Nephew. Yesterday, We had the great satisfaction of receiving a Letter from Colo. Bouquet, by an Express sent forward for Gena. Gage —the substance of which is, that,...
2077William Smith: An Answer to Mr. Franklin’s Remarks, [7 December 1764] (Franklin Papers)
[William Smith], An Answer to Mr. Franklin’s Remarks, on a Late Protest. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by William Bradford, at his Book-Store, in Market-street, adjoining the London Coffee-House. 1764. (Yale University Library) On December 7, 1764, precisely one month after Franklin had left Philadelphia, the printer William Bradford published an anonymous pamphlet replying to Franklin’s...
2078From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 9 December 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This Line is just to let you know that we have this moment come to an Anchor here, and that I am going ashore at Portsmouth, and hope to be in London on Tuesday Morning. No Father could be tenderer to a Child, than Capt. Robinson has been to me, for which I am greatly oblig’d to Messrs. James and Drinker’s but we have had terrible Weather, and I have often...
2079Journal, 1764–1776; Ledger, 1764–1776 (Franklin Papers)
MS account books: American Philosophical Society December 10, 1764 As Franklin had done when he went to England in 1757, he began a new record of his financial transactions when he started his second mission in 1764. Probably the new record consisted at first of a series of rather informal entries such as those in his “Account of Expences,” 1757–1762, described above, VII , 164–5, and cited...
2080From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, [12–16 December 1764] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have once more the Pleasure of writing a Line to my dear Polly from Cravenstreet, where I arrived on Monday Evening in about 30 Days from Philadelphia. Your good Mama was not at home, and the Maid could not tell where to find her, so I sat me down and waited her Return, when she was a good deal surpriz’d to find me in her Parlour. She has this Afternoon...