1To Benjamin Franklin from John Kearsley Read, 18 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society A series of years hath pass’d since you were troubled with a letter from me. My neglect of writing to you has been from a supposition that (hitherto) your engagements could not have allowed you time to attend to the less important concerns of a branch of the family so farr remote from you, as I have ever been. I hope however, should you find leisure, you...
2To Benjamin Franklin from John Kearsley Read, 25 May 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I take the liberty to introduce to your particular regards, Mr. Joseph Mayo a gentleman of the first character & fortune in this country— I have not a doubt but his Situation in France, will be extremely elegible when patronized by you,—& shall consider yr. favours to him as done to myself.— I wrote you by the fair [Fier] Rodrigue, enclosing letters to my...