1To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 6 November 1768 (Franklin Papers)
I did myself the Pleasure of writing you the other day by Sparks. I do not know that you will thank me for adding to the Number of your Correspondents, but the Sense I have of my Duty, prompts me to pay this...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 14 October 1770 (Franklin Papers)
I did myself the pleasure of writing you a few Lines the other day per packet. Mr. Thomas Hopkinson has strongly sollicited to be the Bearer of a few Lines, and tho’ I am conscious that any Introduction of him from me to...
3Richard Bache to Deborah Franklin, 3 December 1771 (Franklin Papers)
This is a pleasure I have not done myself, since my arrival in England;
4To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 16 May 1772 (Franklin Papers)
A few Days since per Captain Sparks I did myself the Pleasure.
5To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 4 January 1773 (Franklin Papers)
I had the Pleasure when in Jamaica, of being acquainted with several Gentlemen, who had a smattering of Electricity, and were great Admirers of your Publication on that, and other Philosophical Subjects; but I never heard any such Report as you...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 14 May 1776 (Franklin Papers)
We have not had the Pleasure of a Line from you since I last wrote you. I wish I had time to give you a particular Account of the Action between our armed Boats and his Majesty’s Ships the Roebuck of 44 Guns, and...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 28 February 1777 (Franklin Papers)
I did myself this Pleasure under date of the 5th. Instant. Yesterday, via New England we had the agreeable Tidings of your safe arrival at Nantz, by some Vessel arrived at Newbury from Bourdeaux; tho’ we have no Letters from you,...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 10 March 1777 (Franklin Papers)
We yet remain without a Line from you; tho’ we have had the pleasure of hearing you were safe arrived; this is my third Letter to you, since you left us; I think I have never mentioned to you before, that Mr. Galloway, when the Enemy were at Trenton, passed...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 1 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
I did myself this pleasure a few days ago, via Martinique, since which yours of the 5th. January came to hand, where it has staid so long I know not; We are exceedingly impatient to hear from you; I fancy the swift...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 31 January 1778 (Franklin Papers)
have done Myself this pleasure, but when you consider the unsetled situation we have been in, and know that it has been such as to deprive me of hearing of opportunities of writing to you, I trust you will forgive me. Four Months......deal of precious time, which is now usefully, I hope, employed. It gives us pleasure to hear also that Temple has made such proficiency in the french language. We...