4641From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 11 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am now to acquaint you that the Assembly of this Province have unanimously made Choice of you as their sole Agent, and have united the two Salaries of £100, which they formerly paid to Mr. Partridge and Mr. Charles, by voting £200 Sterling as your Salary. I hope this Appointment will not be disagreable to you, as I think I had your Permission to name you...
4642From Benjamin Franklin to John Ellicott, 13 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : The London Hospital I yesterday receiv’d your Favour of Jany. 8. and as it would be a particular Pleasure to me to be any way serviceable to your Hospital, I shall cause the Enquiry you desire to be carefully made at New York; and to that end I write to a Friend there by this Post: But as the Father of Capt. Holland is said in the Will to have been of James River, which is in Virginia,...
4643From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, 13 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from [Jared Sparks, ed.], A Collection of the Familiar Letters and Miscellaneous Papers of Benjamin Franklin (Boston, 1833), pp. 80–1. You may remember, that about ten years since, when I was at Boston, you and my brother sent directions here to attach on Grant’s right to some land here, by virtue of a mortgage given him by one Pitt. Nothing effectual could be done in...
4644Invoice from Robert Cary & Company, 13 April 1763 (Washington Papers)
Invoice of Goods Shippd on board the Nelly John Johnstoun on the proper acct and risque of George Washington and go to him consigned. Edwd Hippisley Linnen 5 ps. Oznabrig qty 549 Ells @9¼ £ 21. 3. 2 ½ ps. Hessen pr Wr 18/ ps. . 9. 2 ps. Irish 3 qt. 50 yards 13d. 2.14. 2 2 ps. Ditto 133 qt. 46 yards 18d. 3. 9. 1 ps. long Lawn 150/ 7.10. 1 ps. corded Dimothy 65/ 3. 5. 1 dozn red and...
4645To George Washington from Richard Washington, 13 April 1763 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Richard Washington, 13 April 1763. On 27 Sept. GW wrote to Richard Washington : “Collo. Fairfax presented me with your obliging favour of the 13th of April last.”
4646From Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Todd, 14 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library By the Harriot Packet, which arrived last Saturday at New York, I received your Favours of Dec. 7. and January 8. and congratulate you cordially on your Appointment to the Secretary’s Office, in which I wish you all Happiness. I am just setting out on a Journey to Virginia, to settle Accounts with the Executors of my late Colleague Mr. Hunter, and recover the...
4647Peter Jay to James Jay, 14 April 1763 (Jay Papers)
Since my last of the 15 th . Feb:, I have received your Letters of the 28 Nov r & 8 January— the good state of health you injoy and our kind Bristol Relation’s attention for you, gives me great Satisfaction.—I’m surprised you had received only two of the many Letters I’ve wrote you, which Johnny assures me he did put into the Ship’s bags himself. he was lately here and when I told him you had...
4648Peter Jay to David Peloquin, 14 April 1763 (Jay Papers)
My last was the 15 th February and I have now before me your kind favours of the 18 th . Novemb r . and 14 th . December last, at the same time I also receiv’d the Magazines, which I’m obliged to you for. The very many Testimonyes, I’ve received, of your regard for me, give me the greatest reason to hope for the favour of your assistance again, in forwarding another of my Sons in the...
4649From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 17 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote you a long Letter of the 8th and 29th of March on various Subjects, too long to copy unless it should be lost. But as Messrs. Coxe are sending Copies of their Request and Power to you, I must repeat so much of my Letter as related thereto. [Here Franklin copied verbatim the long paragraph which formed the largest part of the postscript dated March...
4650John Adams to Abigail Smith, 20 April 1763 (Adams Papers)
Love sweetens Life, and Life sometimes destroys Love. Beauty is desirable and Deformity detestible; Therefore Beauty is not Deformity nor Deformity, Beauty. Hope springs eternal in the human Breast, I hope to be happyer next Fall than I am at present, and this Hope makes me happyer now than I should be without it.—I am at Braintree but I wish I was at Weymouth! What strange Revolutions take...