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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183451 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 27 August … | 1747-08-27 | ALS : Yale University Library This just serves to enclose you a Letter from our Friend Bertram;... |
| 183452 | Franklin, Benjamin | Collinson, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 14 August … | 1747-08-14 | ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I have lately written two long Letters to you on the Subject of... |
| 183453 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 13 August … | 1747-08-13 | ALS : New-York Historical Society I am glad the electrical Observations please you. I leave them... |
| 183454 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 6 August … | 1747-08-06 | ALS : New-York Historical Society; draft: American Philosophical Society The Observations I sent... |
| 183455 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Franklin, 6 August 1747 | 1747-08-06 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I am glad to hear that Mr. Whitefield is safe arriv’d, and... |
| 183456 | Colden, Cadwallader | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Cadwallader Colden, 3 August … | 1747-08-03 | ALS : New-York Historical Society Baxters [book] was gon so much out of my memory that I could... |
| 183457 | Cheston, Daniel | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Daniel Cheston, 2 August 1747 | 1747-08-02 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your Favour of the 23d Ulto With Mr. Thos... |
| 183458 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 30 July … | 1747-07-30 | ALS : Yale University Library I receiv’d your Favour of the 26th. which I shall answer at large... |
| 183459 | Library Company of Philadelphia | Penn, Thomas | Library Company to Thomas Penn, 29 July 1747 | 1747-07-29 | MS Minutes: Library Company of Philadelphia Franklin informed the Library Company Directors on... |
| 183460 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 29 July 1747 | 1747-07-29 | MS not found; reprinted from The Atlantic Monthly , LXI (1888), 26. Your Favours of March 18 and... |
| 183461 | Franklin, Benjamin | Collinson, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 28 July 1747 | 1747-07-28 | Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences The inclosed is a Copy of my last, which went by the... |
| 183462 | Dowse, Joseph | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Dowse, 27 July 1747 | 1747-07-27 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Mrs. Steel who got here last week desires me to write you in... |
| 183463 | Green, Jonas | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Jonas Green, 25 July 1747 | 1747-07-25 | ALS : American Philosophical Society You will receive by this Mail two Packets from Barbadoes,... |
| 183464 | Rowse, G. | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from G. Row[se?], 21 July 1747 | 1747-07-21 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I’m informd of Some Letters from Virginia being directed for... |
| 183465 | Logan, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 19 July 1747 | 1747-07-19 | Transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks) I can scarce ever forgive thee for not shewing me,... |
| 183466 | Franklin, Benjamin | Eliot, Jared | From Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, 16 July 1747 | 1747-07-16 | ALS : Yale University Library I receiv’d your Favour of the 4th Instant. I ought before this Time... |
| 183467 | Logan, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 13 July 1747 | 1747-07-13 | Transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks) I received this afternoon a Copy of the Proposals... |
| 183468 | Turner, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Turner, 6 July 1747 | 1747-07-06 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Herewith I send the Seal which you so long ago Spoke to me... |
| 183469 | Whitefield, George | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from George Whitefield, 23 June … | 1747-06-23 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I thank You heartily for Your kind preamble to the... |
| 183470 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 5 June … | 1747-06-05 | ALS : New-York Historical Society Mr. Harrison tells me you are still in New York, as deeply... |
| 183471 | Franklin, Benjamin | Verses on the Virginia Capitol Fire, 1 June 1747 | 1747-06-01 | Printed in The New-York Gazette, revived in the Weekly Post-Boy , June 1, 1747, Supplement. The... | |
| 183472 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 1 June 1747 | 1747-06-01 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Hall will acquaint you of the Footing we are about to go... |
| 183473 | Collinson, Peter | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Collinson, 1 June 1747 | 1747-06-01 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I shall be pleased to Hear that Mine per Mesnard and Dowers... |
| 183474 | Franklin, Benjamin | Collinson, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 25 May 1747 | 1747-05-25 | Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences In my last I informed you that In pursuing our... |
| 183475 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to [William Strahan?], 1 May … | 1747-05-01 | ALS : Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, N.Y. (1955) This is only to cover a Bill of... |
| 183476 | Franklin, Benjamin | The Speech of Miss Polly Baker, 15 April 1747 | 1747-04-15 | Printed in The General Advertiser , April 15, 1747. When Franklin wrote The Speech of Miss Polly... | |
| 183477 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, John | From Benjamin Franklin to [John Franklin], 2 April 1747 | 1747-04-02 | Transcript: American Philosophical Society I should be glad you’d send me the first informations... |
| 183478 | Franklin, Benjamin | Collinson, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 28 March … | 1747-03-28 | MS not found; reprinted from extract in Benjamin Franklin, Experiments and Observations on... |
| 183479 | Franklin, Benjamin | Darling, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, 27 March 1747 | 1747-03-27 | ALS : Noël J. Cortés, Philadelphia (1954) There are, I am informed, Six Hands employed in blowing... |
| 183480 | Dames, William | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from William Dames, 16 March 1747 | 1747-03-16 | ALS (fragment): American Philosophical Society [ Missing ] letters frequently are sent down by... |
| 183481 | Logan, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 6 March 1747 | 1747-03-06 | Transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks) I utterly forgot to send thee the N York Paper by my... |
| 183482 | Darling, Thomas | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Darling, [February … | ≈1747-02-01 | MS notes for a letter: Yale University Library 1. How many men imployed in the whole? 2. How many... |
| 183483 | Logan, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 23 February 1747 | 1747-02-23 | Transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks) Yesterday was the first time that I ever heard one... |
| 183484 | Franklin, Benjamin | Darling, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, 10 February … | 1747-02-10 | ALS : Miss S. Berenice Baldwin, Woodbridge, Conn. (1959) I wrote a Line to you per last Post,... |
| 183485 | Franklin, Benjamin | Darling, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling, 27 January … | 1747-01-27 | ALS : Yale University Library I receiv’d yours of the 26th past, which I shall endeavour to... |
| 183486 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 4 January … | 1747-01-04 | ALS : Mrs. Thomas S. Gates, Philadelphia (1957); also duplicate: Yale University Library I wrote... |
| 183487 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 1 January … | 1747-01-01 | Duplicate: Yale University Library This is only to enclose a Bill of Exchange for £25 Sterling,... |
| 183488 | Franklin, Benjamin | Poor Richard, 1746 | ≈1746-01-01 | Poor Richard, 1746. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1746 , … By Richard Saunders, Philom.... | |
| 183489 | Franklin, Benjamin | Extracts from the Gazette, 1746 | ≈1746-01-07 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 7 to December 30, 1746. [ Advertisement ] All... | |
| 183490 | Lucas, Mary | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Mary Lucas, 2 December 1746 | 1746-12-02 | ALS : Haverford College Library As my husbeand Robt. Lucas in his Life time Did take the Newes... |
| 183491 | Smith, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Smith, 25 October 1746 | 1746-10-25 | ALS : Drayton M. Smith, Philadelphia (1958) Yours of the 17th mentioning my chance in the New... |
| 183492 | Franklin, Benjamin | Read, Sarah | Receipt to Sarah Read, 21 October 1746 | 1746-10-21 | MS Receipt Book: American Philosophical Society Among Franklin’s papers in the American... |
| 183493 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hopkinson, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to [Thomas Hopkinson?], [16 … | 1746-10-16 | Copy: Library of Congress; also transcripts: Library of Congress and American Philosophical... |
| 183494 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 16 … | 1746-10-16 | ALS : New-York Historical Society I have receiv’d your Favour of the 13th. Instant, and am glad... |
| 183495 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 25 September … | 1746-09-25 | ALS (2): Western Reserve Historical Society and Pierpont Morgan Library; also duplicate: Yale... |
| 183496 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 10 July … | 1746-07-10 | ALS : New-York Historical Society I have your Favours of June 2d. and the 7th Instant. I thank... |
| 183497 | Franklin, Benjamin | Vassall, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Vassall, 19 June 1746 | 1746-06-19 | ALS : Harvard College Library I received your Favour of the 9th Inst. with the New System of... |
| 183498 | Franklin, Benjamin | Vassall, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Vassall, 29 May 1746 | 1746-05-29 | ALS : Harvard College Library I have your Favour of the 19th Instant, with some Queries relating... |
| 183499 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 22 May 1746 | 1746-05-22 | ALS : American Philosophical Society; also duplicates: New York Public Library and Pierpont... |
| 183500 | Scholtze, George | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from George Scholtze, 5 May 1746 | 1746-05-05 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Benj: Franklin to Geo: Scholtze. … Dr. 1733. october 30.... |