1From Benjamin Franklin to Philibert Cramer, 19 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): University of Pennsylvania Library I have deferred too long acknowledging the Receipt of your obliging Letter relating to my Grandson. Your favourable Account of him gave me a great deal of Pleasure. I hope he will not fall much short of your kind Expectations.— Please to accept my Thanks for your friendly & fatherly care of him, and for the Permission you are so good as to grant...