401From Benjamin Franklin to [Nathaniel Sparhawk], 15 June 1748 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Joseph W. P. Frost, Kittery Point, Maine (1954) I receiv’d yours per Mr. Baynton with the...
402Deed for Ferry Farm Land, 7 July 1748 (Washington Papers)
Fredericksburg, 7 July 1748 . “This Indenture made the seventh day of July in the year of our...
403Advice to a Young Tradesman, [21 July 1748] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in George Fisher, The American Instructor: or Young Man’s Best Companion . … The Ninth...
404From Benjamin Franklin to James Read, [before 1 August 1771] (Franklin Papers)
Extract : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The most friendly Advice I can give you, is, to...
405To Benjamin Franklin from William Strahan: Power of Attorney, 2 September 1748 (Franklin Papers)
MS form with MS insertions in blanks: American Philosophical Society James Read (see above, p. 39...
406From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 29 September 1748 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New-York Historical Society I received your Favour of the 12th Inst. which gave me the...
407From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 18 October 1748 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I have receiv’d your several Favours of April 1. June 2. June 14...
408From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 19 October 1748 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I receiv’d your Favour of April 25, with the Maps, &c. I am glad...
409From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 30 October 1748 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from Sparks, Works , VII , 37–8. I received your favor of the 28th, with...
410From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 7 November 1748 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VII , 39–40. I send you herewith the late...
411To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 9 November 1748 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I here return thee Hen: Ellis’s Tract of his...
412From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 23 November 1748 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Buffalo Historical Society I have just Time to acquaint you that yours per Cowie is this...
413Philadelphia Common Council to James Hamilton and Reply, 25 November 1748 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , December 1, 1748; also copy: MS Minutes, Philadelphia...
414From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 29 November 1748 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received your Favour of the 9th Inst. with the Voyage...
415From Benjamin Franklin to James Read, 5 December 1748 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: New York Public Library ’Tis some Time since I receiv’d a considerable Account against you...
416From George Washington to Robin, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
As its the greatest mark of friendship and esteem absent Friends can shew each other in Writing...
417GW to ——, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
I should receive a Letter or Letters from you by the first and all oppertunetys with the greatest...
418From George Washington to John, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
As its the greatest mark of friendship and esteem you can shew to an absent Friend In often...
419From George Washington to Sally, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
This comes to Fredericksburg fair in hopes of meeting with a speedy Passage to you if your not...
420From George Washington to Richard, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
The Receipt of your kind favor of the 2d of this Instant afforded Me unspeakable pleasure as I am...
421Memorandum, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
When I see my Brother Austin to Enquire of Him whether He is the Acting Attorney for my Brother...
422Memorandum, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
Mem. To Survey the Lands at the Mouth of Little Cacapehon & the Mouth of Fifteen Mile Creek for...
423Memorandum, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
Memorandom to have my Coat made by the following Directions to be made a Frock with a Lapel...
424Memorandum, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
Memorandom to Charge Mrs Ann Washington with 4/9 pd. the 20 of July to a Maryland Hou[se]wife as...
425Poetry, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
AD , DLC:GW . For background to this document, see the editorial note to GW to Ann Washington,...
426Poetry, 1749–1750 (Washington Papers)
AD , DLC:GW . For background on this document, see the editorial note to GW to Ann Washington,...
427Poor Richard Improved, 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris … for the Year of our Lord 1749 . … By...
428[From Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, c. 1749] (Franklin Papers)
MS : Yale University Library This document, consisting of the first four pages of a letter,...
429From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 9 January 1749 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library This just serves to cover a Bill of Exchange for £8 8 s. o d....
430To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 13 February 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook abstract: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I return’d him the Reliquiae Bodleianae...
431From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 28 February 1749 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; extract reprinted from Stan V. Henkels, Catalogue No. 906, pt. 2, supplement...
432Directors of Library Company to Thomas Penn, 14 March 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania This waits of You to acknowledge the Receipt of Your...
433From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 29 April 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences I now send you some Further Experiments and...
434From Benjamin Franklin to John Mitchell, 29 April 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Observations and Suppositions towards forming a new...
435From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 29 April 1749 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I suppose Mr. Hall will acquaint you that I have settled with him...
436From George Washington to Lawrence Washington, 5 May 1749 (Washington Papers)
I hope your Cough is much mended since I saw you last, if so likewise hope you have given over...
437To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 19 May 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook abstract: Historical Society of Pennsylvania Sent him Capt. Smiths voyages or Travels...
438From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 19 May 1749 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VII , 40. I send you the third and fourth...
439To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 11 June 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook abstract: Historical Society of Pennsylvania Wrote to B. Franklin to come up and See...
440From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 3 July 1749 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from Bigelow, Works , X , 252–3. I wrote to you very fully per Arthur...
441From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 4 July 1749 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I sent word today to N. Holland, that you desired to see...
442From Benjamin Franklin to George Whitefield, 6 July 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from The Evangelical Magazine , XI (1803), 27–8; also AL (fragment): American...
443To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Kalm, 6 August 1749 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from extract in The Pennsylvania Gazette , October 12, 1749. I have found...
444On the Need for an Academy, 24 August 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , August 24, 1749. By 1740 Franklin was well satisfied with...
445From George Washington to Ann Fairfax Washington, September–November 1749 (Washington Papers)
E ditorial N ote The principal Washington documents extant for the years before 1752 are, in...
446From Benjamin Franklin to Abiah Franklin, 7 September 1749 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from London Magazine: and Monthly Chronologer , XII (1825), 606. We...
447From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 12 September 1749 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (fragment): Historical Society of Pennsylvania [ First part missing ] [Ad]vertisement, by...
448To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 13 September 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received thine of Yesterdays date this day...
449To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Collinson, 14 September 1749 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I was unwilling to loose the Opertunity per Cap. Rice—So...
450From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 18 September 1749 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VII , 40. For the reason you mention, I...