13751Franklin, 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 becoming more and more unsure of obtaining it. Franklin’s ostensible withdrawal from their group in January, 1774, had had no perceptible effect in forwarding their cause, and their chance of success diminished as war drew nearer. They waited for over a year. Then in the spring of 1775 they apparently...
13752[Diary entry: 9 October 1774] (Washington Papers)
9. Rather warm in the forenoon with appearances of Rain abt. 2 Oclock but none fell. However it turnd Cool.
13753To Benjamin Franklin from Hannah Walker, 17 July 1769 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophcial Society I Humbly beg your Pardon for giving you this Trouble but it is to let you know that I have been Extremely ill with an Intermiting Fever for about six weeks. I was fearfull I should never write again and In the Interim it afflicted my spirits very much to think of my offending you so much the Best Friend I Ever had. I hope most Honoured Sir I may once more...
13754[Diary entry: 2 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
2. At home all day. Messrs. Dulany & Tilghman came at Dinner time, & stayd all Night.
13755From Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles, 1 September 1755 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library At the same time I acknowledge the Receipt of your Favours of March 12th from New Haven, and May 20th. from Newport, I must beg your Pardon for not answering them sooner. Mr. Allison will tell you how my Time has been devoured this Summer, and how impracticable it has been for me to keep up my philosophical Correspondencies. I have not yet made the Experiment I...
13756[Diary entry: 26 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
26. At home all day, Mr. Harrison went away in the Afternoon.
13757From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 5 August 1767 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received yours of the 21st of May and am truly sorry to hear of your misfortune. It must however be a consolation to you that it cannot be imputed to any imprudence of your own, and that being yet in the early part of life, industry and good management may in a few years replace what you have lost. But in the mean time your own discretion will suggest...
13758From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 20 June 1752 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received yours of Jan. 17. with the two Vols. of Viner, in good Order: but the Ship proving leaky, the Water got into the Box containing poor Sally’s Dressing Glass, by which means the Glue being dissolved, the Frame parted, the Glass dropt out and broke to pieces, and the Wood Work is so twisted and cast out of Shape in drying again, that nothing...
13759Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Middlesex Superior Court, Charlestown, April 1773 (Adams Papers)
8 Mod. page 115, 16. Hardwick’s Cases. Gilbert’s Hist. of Common Pleas. Dana. Gershorn Fletcher . 55 Years, Prescott the Grandfather of Plaintiffs, have possessed it, and Plaintiffs since and knew they possessed the Grist mill and fulling Mill, Keep in Possession of the Forge where the Saw mill was . David Goodhue . Priest 30 Jany. 1771. took lever out of Prescotts Gate, and tossed it into the...
13760[Diary entry: 18 April 1768] (Washington Papers)
18. Clear & Cool. Wind Northwardly.
13761To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 10 April 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am highly obliged by your Favours of the 13th and 14th Janry, with which I received the Gum, with the Amount of which please to charge my Father and I will pay him here, as it will be needless to keep open 2 Accounts when one will be sufficient. After I have made the Rubbers I will take the liberty to inform you of their Success. I am obliged by your...
13762Thomas Collinson to His Uncle, 12 September 1760 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As I am no Stranger to the frequency of Petitions that sometimes interrupt your Retirement; I have been ever very cautious not to encrease the Number, by a too liberal Use of the Priveledge you favoured me with; of Recommending my Friends and Acquaintances. But as the worthy Gentleman Mr. Benjn Franklin of Philadelphia—the Bearer of this; is a Person every...
13763[June 1759] (Adams Papers)
Have this moment finished Woods new Institute of the Imperial or civil Law. It is a great Help in the study of Van Muyden and Justinian. I understand Wood much better for having read Van Muyden, and shall now understand Van Muyden much better for having read Wood. Thomas Wood, A New Institute of the Imperial or Civil Law, London, 1704 , went through several editions.
1376418 [i.e. 19] Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
18 i.e. 19 Wednesday.
13765To Benjamin Franklin from James Gambier, [before 20 July? 1770] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Capt. Gambiers Compliments to Dr. Franklyn, and calld on him to have askd the favor of his Sentiments relative to a Man that Comm[issione?]r Robinson mentiond to Mr. Gambier as a proper person to recomend to take lease of a light House. For the naval career of James Gambier (1723–89) see DNB . The note is said to be c . 1784 and in French in I. Minis Hays,...
13766[Diary entry: 26 June 1774] (Washington Papers)
26. Went up to Church at Alexa. Returnd to Dinner.
13767[Diary entry: 5 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
5. Went up to Alexa. after fieldg. Lewis & brot. him down to Dinner where I found Mr. Wr. Washington—who returnd after Din[ner].
13768[Diary entry: 8 October 1771] (Washington Papers)
8. Went a hunting in the Neck and Catchd a Dog fox. Then went to the Plantn. there & came home to Dinr.
13769From George Washington to Sarah Fairfax Carlyle, 7 June 1755 (Washington Papers)
As I have no higher expectation in view gratification than an intimate Corrispondance with my Friends, I hope in that I shall not be disappointed; especially by you and Mrs Fairfax, who was were pleasd (tho seldom) to honour me with your’s last time. favors last Campaign. I arrivd here in tolerable health tho something fatiegued with the journey; and found that Sir Jno. St Clair w h a s d
13770[Diary entry: 27 May 1769] (Washington Papers)
27. Finishd breaking up my Corn Ground at the Mill.
13771From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 3 April 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Public Record Office; letterbook draft: Library of Congress My last was of the 9th past, since which nothing material has occurr’d relating to the Colonies. The Assembly’s Answer to Gov. Hutchinson’s Speech is not yet come over; but I find that even his Friends here are apprehensive of some ill Consequences from his forcing the Assembly into that Dispute, and begin to say it was not...
13772[Diary entry: 10 February 1771] (Washington Papers)
10. At home all day. Mr. Val. Crawford came to Dinner.
13773From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 19 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I had no Line from you per last Packet, but hope to receive Letters of yours per Capt. All when he arrives. Thanks to God I am at present in very good Health and Spirits; which however I must not flatter myself will continue much longer, as the Course of Nature usually brings on with Age many Infirmities. As this Ship goes in a hazardous...
13774To George Washington from Francis Fauquier, 4 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
By an Act of the last Assembly The Regiment under your Command was remanded back to Virginia to protect the Frontiers, and in that Case they were provided for; but if they were not permitted to return by the first of December Their pay from this Colony was to stop from that Day. Some other saving schemes were obliged to be complyed with, for fear the whole should be given up. By a Letter I...
13775From George Washington to Thomas Waggener, 5 August 1756 (Washington Papers)
I have so many places and people to defend; so great calls from every quarter for men, and so little prospects for getting any—that I find it impossible to comply with the act of Assembly, and opinion of the council of War, in building the chain of Forts on the frontiers—You must therefore, notwithstanding all the orders which have heretofore been given, immediately despatch Captain Bell with...
13776From George Washington to Andrew Lewis, 16 June 1757 (Washington Papers)
I have just received intelligence from Capt. Dagworthy and Major Livingston, that they were informed by six cherokee indians, of a large body of French and Indians being on their march towards Fort Cumberland. You are therefore ordered to use every method (by means of the indians &c.) to gain intelligence of the real design and approach of this body of the Enemy: and if you find that they are...
13777[Diary entry: 28 April 1771] (Washington Papers)
28. Dined at my Mother’s and lodgd at Colo. Lewis’s. Supped at my Brother Charles’s.
13778[Diary entry: 17 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
17. A very hard & killing frost last night. Ice ½ Inch thick this Morng. Wind at No. West in the fore part of the day but Southwardly afterwards and raw.
13779To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Condorcet, 2 December 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Voici, mon cher et illustre confrere, quelques questions que je prends la liberté de proposer à la Société philosophique de Philadelphie, et dont je vous supplie de vouloir bien me procurer la reponse. 1°. Si les pierres calcaires et les silex renfermant des productions marines, ou des empreintes de productions marines, ces productions soit coquilles soit...
13780From George Washington to Sarah Bomford, 20 September 1772 (Washington Papers)
The tender concern you shew to the distressed is sufficiently exemplifyed in the case of Mrs Savage, & will be attended, I am persuaded, with more pleasing reflections, than the acknowledgments of the Lady, or the thanks of her friends are capable of affording. Brutal as the Doctrs behaviour must appear to the feeling of every dispassionate mind, he is unwilling to be thought the Culprit he...