1Marginalia in Protests of the Lords against Repeal of the Stamp Act, [March 1766] (Franklin Papers)
I. ms notations in the margins of a copy of Protest against the Bill To repeal the American Stamp Act, of Last Session . A Paris, Chez J. W. Imprimeur, Rue du Colombier Fauxbourg St. Germain, à l’Hotel de Saxe. 1766, in the collections of the New York Public Library. II. ms notations in the margins of a copy of Second Protest, with a List of Voters against the Bill to Repeal the American Stamp...
2Cash Accounts, March 1766 (Washington Papers)
Contra Mar. 2— By Robert Haims £ 1. 0.0 8— By Sarah Harle 1.15.0 15— By Charity 1. 0.0 17— By Cards 15/—Cash sent Jno. W[ashingto]n 15£ 15.15.0 26— By Edwd Williams 2. 0.0 By James Donaldson for repg a Gun 1 Dollar 7. 6.0 27— By an Anchor for my Schooner
3[March 1766] (Adams Papers)
Spent a Part of last Evening with Mr. Jo. Cleverly. He is a Tiptoe for Town Meeting. He has many Schemes and Improvements in his Head—vizt. for seperating the offices of Constable and Collector.—Collecting Taxes has laid the Foundation for the Ruin of many Families—John Vesey, Ben. Owen, Jed. Bass. He is for 5 select Men and will vote for the old ones Mr. Quincy, and Major Miller. He hears...
41766 March 1st. Saturday (Adams Papers)
Spent a Part of last Evening with Mr. Jo. Cleverly. He is a Tiptoe for Town Meeting. He has many Schemes and Improvements in his Head—vizt. for seperating the offices of Constable and Collector.—Collecting Taxes has laid the Foundation for the Ruin of many Families—John Vesey, Ben. Owen, Jed. Bass. He is for 5 select Men and will vote for the old ones Mr. Quincy, and Major Miller. He hears...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Fox, 1 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : William Logan Fox, Philadelphia (1956) I wrote to you of the 22d past, via Maryland. Inclos’d I send a Copy of the late Votes on the Affair of the American Stamp-Act. The Repeal is now in a fair way of being compleated, on which I congratulate you and the Assembly. I am, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant, P.S. An Act will pass at the same time with the Repeal of the Stamp Act,...
6From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 1 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I acknowledge the Receipt of your kind Letters of Nov. 12. and Dec. 20. the latter per Mr. Williams. I condole with you on the Death of your Husband, who was I believe a truly affectionate one to you, and fully sensible of your Merit. It is not true that I have bought any Estate here. I have indeed had some thoughts of re-purchasing the little one in...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Syng, 1 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received yours of the 26th of September last, with your very agreeable Present Doctor Lewis’s new Work. You judged very right that I should find in it entertaining Particulars in my Way— the Management of Gold and Silver is treated of in it better and more particularly than I have met with in any Author. The regard you have always shewn me requires my...