13931To Benjamin Franklin from [John] Blair, 8 December 1766 (Franklin Papers)
AP: American Philosophical Society Dr. Blair presents his Compliments to Dr. Franklin and has...
13932Additional Experiment, [27 September 1750] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Additional Experiment proving that the Leyden Bottle...
13933Certificate of Nomination to the Royal Society, 29 January 1756 (Franklin Papers)
DS : The Royal Society, London Franklin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on April 29,...
13934Marginalia in a Pamphlet by Israel Mauduit, [1769?] (Franklin Papers)
MS notations in the margins of a copy in the New York Public Library of [Israel Mauduit,] A Short...
13935Extracts from the Gazette, 1742 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 6 to December 30, 1742. [ Advertisement ] Eben aus...
13936Subscription to Freemasons’ Hall, 13 March 1754 (Franklin Papers)
DS : Library of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Whereas at a Meeting of the Grand and First...
13937Gottfried Achenwall: Some Observations on North America from Information of Dr. Franklin, [July 1766] (Franklin Papers)
Translated from “Einige Anmerkungen über Nordamerika, und über dasige Grosbritannische Colonien....
13938Colors of the Associator Companies, 12 January 1748 and 16 April 1748 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 12 and April 16, 1748. The companies of...
13939A Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge, 14 May 1743 (Franklin Papers)
Broadside: Yale University Library A proposal Franklin drafted in 1743 to found an academy in...
13940Editorial Note on the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity for Taking Up Arms, 6 July 1775 (Franklin Papers)
On June 23 Congress appointed a committee of five, Franklin among them, to draft a declaration to...
13941[On Human Vanity, 11 December 1735] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , December 11, 1735. Duane printed this essay ( Works , IV ,...
13942Specifications for a Dwelling House, [1757–1775] (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society Obviously written in England, this document cannot...
13943[On Government, 1 and 8 April 1736] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , April 1 and 8, 1736. The first two essays of an untitled...
13944From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Hopkinson, 9 May 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Dr. Myron Prinzmetal, Beverly Hills, California (1956); copy: Historical Society of...
13945Remarks on a Late Protest, 5 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
[Benjamin Franklin], Remarks on a Late Protest Against the Appointment of Mr. Franklin an Agent...
13946Extracts from the Gazette, 1733 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 4 to December 31, 1733 Yesterday, being Market Day,...
13947Editorial Note on Franklin’s Accounts, 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Two new accounts begin during the period covered by this volume: XXV. Account of Postage and...
13948The Interest of Great Britain Considered, [17 April 1760] (Franklin Papers)
The Interest of Great Britain Considered, With Regard to her Colonies, And the Acquisitions of...
13949Editorial Note on the American Peace Commissioners’ Project for a Definitive Treaty of Peace, [6 August 1783] (Franklin Papers)
In late July, the American peace commissioners obtained Vergennes’ reassurance that France would...
13950From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, [10 May 1766] (Franklin Papers)
Extract: reprinted from Clarence W. Alvord and Clarence E. Carter, eds., The New Régime 1765–1766...
13951Editorial Note on the Reorganization of the Indiana Company, 19 January 1776 to 20 March 1776 (Franklin Papers)
The Indiana Company, which represented the claim of the “suffering traders” to whom the Indians...
13952To Benjamin Franklin from John Beveridge, 20 January 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Herewith you will receive three Copies of some familiar...
13953[Keziah Folger Coffin?]: Genealogy of the Folger Family, 18 [December] 1763 (Franklin Papers)
AD : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Franklin’s interest in his family background and...
13954Drawing and Description of a Boat for Fishing Parties on the Delaware River, [1784?] (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society The person who inspired Franklin to think about the design of...
13955To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Chew, 24 January 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since I wrote to you last this Colony has Rather increased...
13956Poor Richard, 1745 (Franklin Papers)
Poor Richard, 1745. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1745 , … By Richard Saunders, Philom....
13957Editorial Note on Franklin’s Accounts (Franklin Papers)
The following previously identified accounts cover the period of this volume: VI and VII ( XXIII...
13958Editorial Note on the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 15 July–28 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Franklin’s deepest involvement in the affairs of Pennsylvania, aside from his work on the...
13959Pennsylvania Assembly: Resolutions on Expenses for Indian Affairs, 22 August 1751 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1750–1751 (Philadelphia,...
13960Memorandum on Allowances for Officers’ Quarters, 20 January 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: Library of Congress The Commissioners voted to allow the Officers of the King’s Forces,...
13961Louis-Guillaume Le Veillard: Notes on the Life of Franklin, [before 16 October 1783?] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Carl Van Doren, ed., Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiographical Writings (New York,...
13962Pennsylvania Assembly Committee: Report, 21 February 1764 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1763–1764 (Philadelphia,...
13963Remarks on the Plan for Regulating the Indian Trade, [September 1766-October 1766] (Franklin Papers)
Draft: Library of Congress During June 1764 the Board of Trade had spent considerable time and...
13964Pennsylvania Assembly Committee: Report, 6 March 1764 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1763–1764 (Philadelphia,...
13965Record of Baptism, 6 January 1706 (Franklin Papers)
MS Baptismal Records of the Clerk of Old South Church in Boston [1705/6] Jan. 6. Benjamin, of...
13966From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, [11 October 1766] (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from extract in [Jared Sparks, ed.,] A Collection of the Familiar Letters...
13967Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 3 December 1755 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives, 1755–1756 (Philadelphia, 1756),...
13968Contract between Chaumont and the American Commissioners, 1 April 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : New York Public Library; DS and AD (draft): American Philosophical Society Conventions de...
13969The American Peace Commissioners: Three Proposed Articles, [29 April 1783] (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Massachusetts Historical Society (three), National Archives (two), William L. Clements...
13970Note on Closing the Concert Room, 8 May 1740 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette May 8, 1740. Dancing parties and concerts by a musical club,...
13971Jean-Louis Giraud Soulavie: Account of a Conversation with Franklin, [12 August 1781] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Jean-Louis Giraud Soulavie, Mémoires historiques et politiques du règne de Louis...
13972Franklin’s List of New Year’s Gifts and Gratuities, 29[-31] December 1778 (Franklin Papers)
D : University of Pennsylvania Library 29[-31]th. Decr. 1778. Livs Two embroider’d Work Bag’s 18...
13973Franklin’s Journal, [26 June 1784–27 July 1784] (Franklin Papers)
Incomplete AD supplemented by WTF ’s edited transcript: Library of Congress. Mr. Waltersdorff...
13974Editorial Note on Franklin’s Accounts, 1 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Of the accounts that we discussed at the beginning of the French period, the following are still...
13975Note on the Walpole Company’s Rejoinder to a Report from the Board of Trade, [after 1 May 1772] (Franklin Papers)
[After May 1, 1772 ] After the flurry of activity over the Walpole grant in the spring of 1771,...
13976Franklin et al.: Procès-verbal of Montgolfier Balloon Experiment, 21 November 1783 (Franklin Papers)
DS : Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; copies: California State Library, University of Pennsylvania...
13977Note on Marginalia in Benjamin Wilson, Further Observations upon Lightning, [after 25 May 1774] (Franklin Papers)
Wilson’s attack on Franklin in 1773, in Observations upon Lightning , had produced a rebuttal...
13978From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 1 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I acknowledge the Receipt of your kind Letters of Nov. 12....
13979Certificate Condemning Prizes, [18 September 1779] (Franklin Papers)
ADS (draft): Historical Society of Delaware I the underwritten, Minister Plenipotentiary from the...
13980Note on Franklin’s Final Account with the General Post Office, [May 1774] (Franklin Papers)
Among Franklin’s papers in the American Philosophical Society are two copies, one in his hand, of...