1Memorandum on Chatham’s Plan of Conciliation, [on or after 1 February 1775] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Library of Congress On January 29 Chatham left with Franklin the conciliatory plan that he...
2“The Morals of Chess”, [before 28 June 1779] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from The Columbian Magazine , I (December, 1786), 159–61; incomplete copy: American...
AD : American Philosophical Society These two notes for borrowers from the Library Company...
4Memorandum Book, 1757–1776 (Franklin Papers)
MS account book: American Philosophical Society [April 3, 1757] Before leaving for England...
5Journal, 1764–1776; Ledger, 1764–1776 (Franklin Papers)
MS account books: American Philosophical Society December 10, 1764 As Franklin had done when he...
6From Benjamin Franklin to ———, [1757–1775] (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society I have perus’d the Letters and Papers you put into my...
7Specifications for a Dwelling House, [1757–1775] (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society Obviously written in England, this document cannot...
8From Benjamin Franklin to [William Strahan], [1759–62, 1764–75?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Blumhaven Library (1957) I have perus’d the Parts you put into my Hands of the new...
9From Benjamin Franklin to [Grey Cooper], [1764?–1775] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Frank Glenn, Kansas City, Missouri (1955) I used to put two Ounces of Bark finely powdered...
10Notes on Parliamentary Precedents, [c. 6 February? 1765] (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society Among Franklin’s papers are two sheets on which he entered...
11Dialogue between Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Saxony and America, [1774–75] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress; copy: American Philosophical Society It has been demonstrated that...
12Fragment of a Letter to the Public Advertiser, [1774–75] (Franklin Papers)
AD: British Museum The presence of this fragment among the papers of Caleb Whitefoord in the...
13Fragments of Two Letters to the Press [?], [1774–75?] (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society These two scraps of Franklin’s ongoing argument for the...
14Request for a Printing, [1774–75?] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Library of Congress The background of this request has already been discussed in connection...
15Notes on Britain’s Intention to Enslave America [1774–75?] (Franklin Papers)
AD (draft): Library of Congress These notes are impossible to date. At the head of the sheet a...
16A Letter to Be Written by a Frenchman, [1774–75?] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Unsolved problems in editing, as in other areas of...
17Franklin’s Purported Answer to a Nobleman’s Question on the American Disputes, [1775] (Franklin Papers)
MS : Library of Congress This document, of unknown provenance and in an unknown hand, is among...
18Proposed Preamble to a Congressional Resolution, [1775?] (Franklin Papers)
AD (incomplete draft): American Philosophical Society The nature of this fragment is clear...
19Post Office Commissions to Abraham Hunt, 10 January 1764 (and 13 October 1775) (Franklin Papers)
Printed forms (two) with MS insertions in blanks: Theodore Sheldon, Chicago (1954) The commission...
20Observations at Sea on Temperatures of Air and Water, 10 April 1775 to 3 May 1775 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society . . ., II (1786), 325. On his...
21Franklin, Thomas Walpole, Samuel Wharton, and John Sargent: Power of Attorney to William Trent, 11 April 1775: résumé (Franklin Papers)
DS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The promoters of the Walpole grant in London were...
22Speculation on the Speed of Ships, 5 April 1775 (Franklin Papers)
MS : Library of Congress During his homeward voyage Franklin took time off from writing his...
23Note on Franklin’s Sketch of How to Force a Wheel Round by Gunpowder, [before March 1775?] (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society For some years we have been trying and failing to answer two...
24From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin: Journal of Negotiations in London, 22 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AD and copy: Library of Congress When Franklin at long last set sail for home, memories of the...
25Franklin’s Remarks on Judge Foster’s Argument in Favor of the Right of Impressing Seamen, [before 17 September 1781] (Franklin Papers)
Copy with autograph additions: Library of Congress Sir Michael Foster (1689–1763) was one of the...
26Memorandum for Mrs. Stevenson, [on or before 20 March 1775] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Dr. William Hewson, Philadelphia, Pa. (1957) Franklin, like so many travelers embarking on a...
27From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 19 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library I leave Directions with Mrs. Stevenson to deliver you all the...
28From Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Todd, 18 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL (letterbook draft): Library of Congress Dr. Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr. Todd, and...
29From Benjamin Franklin to [Peter P. Burdett], 17 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Being about to embark for America this Line is just to...
30From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Bessborough, 16 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Yale University Library Dr. Franklin presents his respectful Compliments to Lord...
31Proposed Memorial to Lord Dartmouth, 16 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ADS and copy: Library of Congress; draft and copy: American Philosophical Society Franklin’s...
32From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Kames, 14 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Scottish Record Office, Edinburgh Purposing to embark for America in a few Days, I cannot...
33From Benjamin Franklin to Humphry Marshall, 13 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Yale University Library I duly receiv’d your Favour of Novr. the 26th, but having mislaid...
34From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Thomson, 13 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL : National Archives, Washington I have some Thoughts of going with Osborne; but as I may be...
35From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 26 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL : D. A. F. H. H. Hartley Russell (1955), on deposit in the Berkshire Record Office This note...
36From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 26 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I hope you continue well, as I do, Thanks to God. Be of good...
37From Benjamin Franklin to Josiah Quincy, Sr., 26 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Josiah Quincy, Memoir of the Life of Josiah Quincy Jun. of Massachusetts (Boston,...
38From Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, 25 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Massachusetts Historical Society I received your kind Letter of Sept. 6 by Mr. Quincy. I...
39From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 25 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society In my last per Falconer, I mention’d to you my...
40From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Howe, 20 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress Having nothing to offer on...
41Franklin’s Contributions to the Conference on February 17: Four Drafts, 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AD (I, III, and IV) and AL (II) and copies: Library of Congress As Franklin reviewed the...
42From Benjamin Franklin to [the Pennsylvania Assembly Committee of Correspondence], 15 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
Résumé printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the Province of...
43From Benjamin Franklin to the New Jersey Assembly Committees of Correspondence, 14 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society In my last I informed you of my Attendance on the...
44From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Viny, 12 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Miss S. Madeline Hodge, Princeton, New Jersey (1955) Mr. Webb called upon me the other Day,...
45From Benjamin Franklin to ———, 10 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Henry E. Huntington Library In Compliance with your Request I this Morning applied to a...
46From Benjamin Franklin to Josiah Tucker, 10 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society I beg to be inform’d by a Line whether a Letter, the...
47From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 5–7 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Clements Library, University of Michigan I received duly your respected Favours of Oct. 27...
48An Imaginary Speech, 7 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Public Advertiser , February 7, 1775. Verner Crane argues that the grounds, set...
49From Benjamin Franklin to a Committee of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 5 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
Minutebook copy: Library Company of Philadelphia I received your Favour of Decr: 16. with the...
50From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Moore, 5 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pennsylvania Hospital I duly received your Favour of Dec. 7. with a Copy of the Resolution...