101The Secret Committee to Richard Harrison and Adrien le Maitre, 3 June 1776 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society We wrote you the 2d Ultimo by the Sloop Fanny Capt. Wm...
102The Committee of Secret Correspondence to Richard Harrison and Adrien le Maitre, 3 June 1776 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society In Consequence of the Annexed letter of order from the Secret...
103The Secret Committee to Richard Harrison, 3 June 1776 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania We have already wrote you of this date by the Sloop Peggy...
104The Committee of Secret Correspondence to Richard Harrison, 3 June 1776 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania In Consequence of the annexed letter of order from the...
105Protest against the First Draft of the Articles of Confederation, [before 20 August 1776] (Franklin Papers)
AD (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress This document, as Franklin...
106From Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, 21 June 1776 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): New York Public Library I am much obliged by your kind Care of my unfortunate Letter,...
107To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 21 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am ⟨muc⟩h obliged by your kind Care of my unfortunate Letter, which at last came safe to hand....
108From Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Rush, 26 June 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Archives I have just received the enclos’d Letters by the Chevalier Kermorvan. By...
109Proposal for the Great Seal of the United States, [before 14 August 1776] (Franklin Papers)
On July 4, 1776, Franklin, John Adams, and Jefferson were named as a committee to suggest a seal....
110Franklin and James Wilson to Jasper Yeates, 4 July 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania <Philadelphia, July 4, 1776: The Congress has appointed...
111Franklin and James Wilson to John Montgomery, 5 July 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : Chicago Historical Society <The letter, dated Philadelphia, July 5, 1776 is identical in...
112The Committee of Secret Correspondence to [Silas Deane], 8 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from The North American and United States Gazette (Philadelphia), October 12, 1855....
113The Committee of Secret Correspondence to Samuel and J. H. Delap, 10 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: National Archives You will receive this by the Brigantine Dispatch Capt. Peter...
114The Committee of Secret Correspondence to Peter Parker, 10 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: National Archives The Brigt. Dispatch of which you are hereby appointed...
115From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Howe, 20 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Henry E. Huntington Library; other copies: British Museum; Library of Congress When...
116From Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, 22 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg The Bearer, Mr. Joseph Belton some time since petitioned...
117To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 22 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer, Mr Joseph Belton, some time since petitioned the Congress for Encouragement to...
118Revisions of the Pennsylvania Declaration of Rights, [between 29 July 1776 and 15 August 1776] (Franklin Papers)
MS emendations of a broadside text, An Essay of a Declaration of Rights, Brought in by the...
119The Committee of Secret Correspondence to John Bradford, 30 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: National Archives; typescript of ALS : Yale University Library We take the liberty to...
120The Committee of Secret Correspondence to Stephen Cleveland, 30 July 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society <Philadelphia, July 30, 1776: Bradford has informed us that...
121The Committee of Secret Correspondence to Silas Deane, 7 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Maine Historical Society; letterbook copy: National Archives The above is a Copy of our...
122To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 16 August 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Benjamin Franklin, 16 Aug. 1776. On 18 Aug. GW wrote to Franklin : “I have...
123From Benjamin Franklin to [Lord Howe], 20 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) : American Philosophical Society The Temper of the Colonies as professed in their...
124From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas McKean, 24 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I heard your Letter read in Congress relating to the...
125From Benjamin Franklin to John Bull, 26 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the Pleasure to acquaint you, that upon the Reading...
126From Benjamin Franklin to William Temple Franklin, 27 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Haverford College Library Your Letter acquainting us with your safe Arrival was very...
127To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin, 28 August 1776 (Adams Papers)
The Bearer Mr. Measam was a Merchant of good Reputation at Montreal; but having engag’d warmly in...
128From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 28 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Archives The Bearer Mr. Measam was a Merchant of good Reputation at Montreal; but...
129From Benjamin Franklin to Horatio Gates, 28 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: Harvard University Library The Congress being advised, that there was a probability...
130From Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Wayne, 28 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I have received two of your Favours, which were...
131From Benjamin Franklin to [Lord Howe], 8 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Whitehall had entrusted the peace mission to Lord Howe...
132From Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, 8 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library The Congress having appointed Mr. Adams, Mr. Rutledge and my self,...
133To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 8 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Congress having appointed Mr Adams, Mr Rutledge & my self, to meet Lord Howe, and hear what...
134From Benjamin Franklin to William Temple Franklin, 10 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Bruce Gimelson, Chalfont, Pa. (1978) It is possible that a Line from Lord Howe may be left...
135The Secret Committee to the Maryland Council of Safety, 13 September 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : Maryland Historical Society <Philadelphia, Sept. 13, 1776: We have been asked for powder for...
136From Benjamin Franklin to William Temple Franklin, 19 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received yours of the 16th, in which you propose going to...
137The Committee of Secret Correspondence to William Bingham, 21 September[– 1 October 1776] (Franklin Papers)
LS : Yale University Library Your several letters of the 4th. 15th. and 26th August to this...
138From Benjamin Franklin to William Temple Franklin, 22 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You are mistaken in imagining that I am apprehensive of your...
139Sketch of Propositions for a Peace, [after 26 September 1776 and before 25 October 1776] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress This document, in an unidentified hand, was among the papers that...
140The Secret Committee to John Ross, 27 September 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : New York Public Library <Philadelphia, September 27, 1776: Several vessels bringing clothing...
141Notes on the Pennsylvania Constitution, [before 24 February? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AD (fragment): American Philosophical Society This fragment is the only extant manuscript in...
142From Benjamin Franklin to William Temple Franklin, 28 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I hope you will return hither immediately, and that your...
143The Committee of Secret Correspondence to William Bingham, 1 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; LS : New York Public Library; LS : Harvard University...
144The Committee of Secret Correspondence to Silas Deane, 1 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Harvard University Library; letterbook copy: National Archives Mr. Morris has communicated...
145From Benjamin Franklin to Charles-Guillaume-Frederic Dumas, 1 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library; copy: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères I have just...
146The Committee of Secret Correspondence to Silas Deane, 2 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Haverford College Library; letterbook copy: National Archives We have this day received...
147The Committee of Secret Correspondence to William Hodge, Jr., 3 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: National Archives We Commit to your care sundry dispatches delivered you herewith, and you...
148Discharge of the Mortgage of Mary Pitts, 14 October 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
DS : American Philosophical Society <October 14, 1776: Appeared before me, William Parr, recorder...
149Testimony in a Prize Case, [14 October 1776] (Franklin Papers)
D : National Archives Seth Jenkins, to whose character Franklin was testifying, was a Nantucket...
150From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Erskine, 16 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society I should sooner have acknowledged your Favour of Aug....