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Dr. Price returns his best thanks to the Honourable Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee, and John Adams Esquires, for conveying to him the resolution of Congress of the 6th. of October last, by which he is invited to become a member of the united States, and to give his assistance in regulating their Finances. It is not possible for him to express the Sense he has of the honour which this resolution...
AL : Historical Society of Pennsylvania; copies: National Archives (two), South Carolina Historical Society <London, January 18, 1779: Dr. Price returns thanks for the invitation from Congress to become a member of the United States and assist them in regulating their finances. Honored as he is at their favorable opinion of him, he knows himself not qualified, and is at such an advanced age...
D r Price presents his respectful complim ts: to M r Adams, and conveys to him the inclosed policy— Should M r Houdon happen not to have had the Small-pox, the policy will not be vacated unless he Should die of the Small-pox. The congregation at Hackney are making alterations by which they will enlarge Several Pews, and gain one pew w ch: they intend to reserve for the accommodation of M r...
I have been wishing to call upon you all this week, but the weather has been so discouraging as not to Suffer me to go much from home. I have communicated your request to the Gentlemen who manage the affairs of the meeting at Hackney. They agree with me in thinking the Society much honoured by your attendance; and they have directed me to inform you that, as the pew lately made is a permanent...
When I writ to you last week to return you my thanks for the instruction and pleasure given me by your Defence of the American Constitutions I had no reason to expect that you Should give yourself the trouble of making any reply to it. I am therefore the more obliged to you for your letter; and I cannot make myself easy without Sending you a few lines of acknowledgm t: — The circumstance you...
I have just received the favour of your letter, and feel an impatience to thank you for it. Your recommendation of M r Neckar’s book raises my expectations from it, and I will take the first opportunity to purchase it, and to endeavour to perswade Some of the booksellers to get it translated. Will you be so good as to inform M r Bowdoin that he was balloted for last night at the Royal Society...
Having been very happy in your friendship, and much honoured by it while you resided in this country, I cannot avoid taking the opportunity which is now offer’d me of conveying to you a few lines. While at Portsmouth you favoured me with two letters. The first I answered; and the Second I Should have answered had I not imagined that you were on the point of Sailing, and therefore doubted...
This comes to you with a Discourse which has been much talked of here; and which, I hope, you will accept as a Small testimony of my gratitude and respect. It is an effusion of zeal in the cause of human liberty and virtue; and, ’tho a Subject of censure with many in this country, I can be confident that you will approve the Spirit of it, and the general Sentiments it contains. I thought...