1Experiments Supporting the Use of Pointed Lightning Rods, [18?] August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Benjamin Vaughan, ed., Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces … by Benj. Franklin … (London, 1779), pp. 487–99; French translation in Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, Œuvres de M. Franklin … (2 vols., Paris, 1773), I , 289–300; ADS (lacking the conclusion of the published version): Bibliothèque de Genève; AD (fragment of the published conclusion): American Philosophical Society...
2[Diary entry: 18 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
18. In Town all day and Night. Din’d & Supd at Arrells.
3[Diary entry: 18 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
18. Cloudy with little Showers about none here. Wind Westerly & not warm.
4From George Washington to Jonathan Boucher, 18 August 1772 (Washington Papers)
Harvest, Company, and one thing or another, equally unforeseen and unavoidable, has hitherto prevented Mrs Washington & myself from paying our respects to Mrs Boucher and you; but if nothing happens more than we at present know of, you may expect to see us the first Week in September, perhaps the middle of it—This I have mentiond, that, in case you should have any call out abt that time you...
5To George Washington from Amos Strettell, 18 August 1772 (Washington Papers)
Your Favour of 14th Currt has enabled me to compleat your Insurance ⅌ the Fairfax as ⅌ above acct (say annexed acct,) so far as the Nature of your Adventure will admit without running you to an extra. advance of præmo subject to conditional Returns afterwards, which on several accts might prove disadvantageous to you, altho’ is often done on risques not commencing in our own Port. I presume...