1To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Sr., 16 December 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Jonas Hartwell of Lincoln in this State merchant Capt. & owner of the Brig Remittance being at St. Sabastin a port in Spain for Some reason was taken & put into Goal & from thence transported into the internal part of the Country & it Seemes his friends Cant find him they hear that he is in the Inquisition as the Officers of that Department have taken...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Sr., 29 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Wrote you a few days ago adviceing that Doctr. Coopers being Sick provented my presenting your Bill, he is now dead, he die’d this Day about 12 oClock, I shall endever to git your Bill answerd, I think the famley will pay it as the Doctr. has left a good Estate for one of the Cloth we think the death of this Ameable man is not only a Loss to his famley &...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Sr., 15 January 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I hope you Will excuse me, for the Liberty I take in adviceing you, of the Town of Franklin, & how it Came to be thus Named, a part of the people of Wrentham Wh. Town was too Large, a parish of 40 years Standing prefer’d a petition to the General Court 1778 at the Very time, that we or they, heard that you was Assassinated, in Commeration [commemoration] of...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Sr., 20 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am honour’d with your favour of Sept 13th. Inclosing a Bill Drawn in my favr on Doctr. Cooper for 2722 Livres 16 s. 8 d. being the Amount of What you have paid for the Education & other expences of his Grand Son, you advice to apply to the Father if in Boston, I hear he is, but he is Shut up & good for nothing, Doctr. Cooper was Sick When I recd your...