1From Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, 13 July 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I lately recieved your friendly letter of 28. Vendem. an. 11. with the two volumes on the relations between the Physical & moral faculties of man. this has ever been a subject of great interest to the inquisitive mind, and it could not have got into better hands for discussion than yours. that thought may be a faculty of our material organisation, has been believed in the gross: and tho’ the...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Cabanis, [30 June 1780] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from John Bigelow, The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself (5th ed.; 3 vols., Philadelphia, 1905), II , 496b–496c Daily expectation of having a printed copy of the enclosed paper to send you (which I did not receive till last night) has made me too long omit answering your kind letter of the 10th of last month. I imagine you may collect from it all that is necessary to be...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Cabanis, 19 September 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Curious and Facetious Letters of Benjamin Franklin Hitherto Unpublished (Privately printed, 1898), pp. 13–14. Mr. Franklin est fâché d’avoir causé le moindre tort à ces beaux cheveux, qu’il regarde toujours avec Plaisir. Si cette Dame aime à passer ses Jours avec lui, il aimerait autant à passer ses Nuits avec elle; & comme il lui a déjà donné beaucoup de ses jours, quoique il...