351From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Bernard, 21 February 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I ought sooner to have answered yours of the 23d past,...
352From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Bernard, 28 March 1764 (Franklin Papers)
Photostat of ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I am favour’d with yours of the 17th. with...
353From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Bernard, 11 January 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : The British Museum Having heard nothing from Virginia concerning your Son, I have at length...
354From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Bernard, 21 April 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : The Hyde Collection, Mrs. Donald F. Hyde, Somerville, N.J. (1955) Mr. Williams has...
355Argument before Governor Bernard and the Council in Favor of Opening the Courts, 20 December 1765 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Adams Innumerable are the Calamities which flow from an Interruption of Justice. Necessity...
356From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph-Étienne Bertier, 31 January 1768 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society With cordial Thanks for your many Civilities to me when in...
357From Benjamin Franklin to the Earl of Bessborough, [October 1761] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Calling at the Board this Morning, I was informed that...
358From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Bessborough, 13 July 1765 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Yale University Library Mr. Franklin begs Leave to present his dutiful Respects, and his...
359From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Bessborough, 16 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Yale University Library Dr. Franklin presents his respectful Compliments to Lord...
360Joshua Crosby to Thomas Hyam and Silvanus Bevan, 2 July 1752 (Franklin Papers)
MS Minutes: Pennsylvania Hospital July 2, 1752 This document, drafted by Franklin and Israel...
361Pass for John Bickner and John Myfeld, 30 May 1755 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : American Philosophical Society Persons volunteering to work on the military road in...
362From John Adams to Edward Biddle?, 12 December 1774 (Adams Papers)
I received your kind favour 16. Ulto with great Pleasure last Week at Cambridge. I rejoice at the...
363From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Birch, 16 April 1762 (Franklin Papers)
AL : British Museum Mr. Franklin’s Compliments to Dr. Birch and returns Mr. Delaval’s and Mr....
364From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Birch, 4 February 1762 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from The Royal Society, Philosophical Transactions , LII (1761–62), p....
365From Benjamin Franklin to James Birkett, 1 March 1755 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I am but just returned from a long Journey, after near 6 Months...
366IX. John Wayles to James Bivins, 25 January 1773 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope ‘ere this reaches Bristol you have had a happy sight of your children and friends. Should...
367From George Washington to William Black, 17 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
I was not a little surprized when informed by your own letter, as well as from Mr Hills, of Mrs...
368Bond to William Black, 30 November 1773 (Washington Papers)
Know all men by these presents that I George Washington of the county of Fairfax esquire am held...
369From George Washington to William Black, 18 November 1773 (Washington Papers)
In answer to your letter of the 16th; I have to inform you that, I cannot accede to your...
370From George Washington to William Black, 6 December 1773 (Washington Papers)
I expect all the Papers respecting your Title to the Lands I purchased of you will shortly be in...
371From George Washington to John Blagg, 2 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are Hereby ordered to proceed with the utmost dispatch to Winchester; there to take upon you...
372From George Washington to John Blagg, 7 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are Hereby ordered to proceed with the party under your command, with the utmost expedition...
373George Mercer to John Blagg, 8 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
As there is a stronger party of the militia now to join you than was expected, Colonel Washington...
374From George Washington to John Blair, 30 January 1758 (Washington Papers)
Hearing of the Governors’ departure for England; I think it a duty incumbent on me to inform your...
375From George Washington to John Blair, 31 January 1758 (Washington Papers)
To Mr President Blair [Fredericksburg, 31 January 1758 ] Honble Sir, I wrote to your Honor...
376From George Washington to John Blair, 2 April 1758 (Washington Papers)
To The President—written on the road to Winchr Honble Sir, April 2, 1758 The Bearer,...
377From George Washington to John Blair, 4–10 May 1758 (Washington Papers)
To The President Honble Sir Ft L[oudou]n the 4[–10]th May, 1758. The enclosed letter from Capt....
378From George Washington to John Blair, 17 May 1768 (Washington Papers)
At present the Road from Fort Cumberland to Pittsburg is very thickly Inhabited—so much so at...
379From George Washington to John Blair, 17 April 1758 (Washington Papers)
To the President. Honble Sir. Fort Loud[oun] the 17th Aprl 1758. An unlucky, but unavoidable...
380From George Washington to John Blair, 24 April 1758 (Washington Papers)
To The President. [Fort Loudoun, 24 April 1758 ] Honble Sir, Your letter of the 19th instant,...
381From George Washington to John Blair, 20 February 1758 (Washington Papers)
To The President Honble Sir, Mount-Vernon, the 20th February, 1758. I set out for Williamsburgh...
382From George Washington to John Blair, 26 April 1758 (Washington Papers)
To The President of Virginia [Fort Loudoun, 26 April 1758 ] Honble Sir, Having wrote fully to...
383From George Washington to John Blair, 28 May 1758 (Washington Papers)
To The President. Honble Sir. Williamsbgh 28th May, 1758. I came here at this critical juncture,...
384From George Washington to John Blair, 9 April 1758 (Washington Papers)
To The President [Fort Loudoun, 9 April 1758 ] Honble Sir, Since my last of the 2d instant,...
385From George Washington to John Blair, 4 December 1772 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to John Blair, Jr., 4 Dec. 1772. On 9 Dec. 1772 the Exec. Journals of Virginia...
386From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Hewson with a Postscript to Dorothea Blunt, 25 November 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I came to this Place on Saturday night right well and...
387Library Company of Philadelphia: Rules for the Librarian, [12 December 1763] (Franklin Papers)
MS Minute Book, Library Company of Philadelphia; also printed in The Charter, Laws, and Catalogue...
388To Benjamin Franklin from Lord Dartmouth to Franklin, William Bollan, and Arthur Lee, 23 December 1774: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Public Record Office <St. James’s Square, Friday, December 23, 1774: A note in the third...
389The Continental Congress to Franklin, William Bollan, Edmund Burke, Charles Garth, Arthur Lee, Thomas Life, and Paul … (Franklin Papers)
LS : Library of Congress This letter from the Congress over the signature of its president...
390From George Washington to Sarah Bomford, 23 December 1773 (Washington Papers)
Your tender feeling on account of the distressed Mrs Savage is exceedingly praiseworthy; & your...
391From George Washington to Sarah Bomford, 28 August 1774 (Washington Papers)
In acknowledging the receipt of your obliging favour of the 25th of May ⟨(w⟩hich came to my hands...
392From 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...
393From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Bond, 5 February 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your Favour by Mr. D. Kuhn, but being then just...
394From George Washington to Abraham Bosomworth, 8 December 1756 (Washington Papers)
I am informed you have enlisted one Patrick Murphy a Deserter from my Regiment who was confined...
395From George Washington to Abraham Bosomworth, 6 July 1758 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Abraham Bosomworth, 6 July 1758. On 11 July Bosomworth wrote to GW : “I recd...
As I am of the Opinion, that the Subjects of the Massachusetts Bay are without a King, Governor,...
397I. Humphrey Ploughjogger to the Boston Evening-Post, 3 March 1763 (Adams Papers)
Thes fue Lins cums to let you no, that I am very wel at prisent, thank God for it, hoping that...
398III. Humphrey Ploughjogger to the Boston Evening-Post, 20 June 1763 (Adams Papers)
I Arnt book larnt enuff, to rite so polytly, as the great gentlefolks, that rite in the...
399IX. Humphrey Ploughjogger to the Boston Evening-Post, 5 September 1763 (Adams Papers)
It is a pleasant Thing to see ones Works in print.—When I see the news, with my letter int about...
400Humphrey Ploughjogger to the Boston Gazette, 14 October 1765 (Adams Papers)
I Han’t rit nothing to be printed a great while: but I can’t sleep a nights, one wink hardly, of...