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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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451 | Washington, George | Fairfax of Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, sixth baron | From George Washington to Thomas, Lord Fairfax … | ≈1749-10-01 | I went Last Tuesday not knowing your Lordship had that very Day set out for Neavils to see... |
452 | Franklin, Benjamin | Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in … | ≈1749-10-01 | Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pensilvania. Philadelphia: Printed in the Year,... | |
453 | Logan, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 6 October 1749 | 1749-10-06 | Letterbook copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I absolutely forgot to mention what I... |
454 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 23 October … | 1749-10-23 | MS not found; reprinted from Bigelow, Works , X , 253–4. I hope before this can reach you your... |
455 | Colden, Cadwallader | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Cadwallader Colden, [November … | ≈1749-11-01 | Draft: New-York Historical Society I receiv’d by the last opportunity from New York the Proposals... |
456 | Franklin, Benjamin | Constitutions of the Academy of Philadelphia, [13 … | 1749-11-13 | MS Minutes: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania; another MS version: University of... | |
457 | Subscriptions to the Academy, 14 November 1749 | 1749-11-14 | DS : University of Pennsylvania Archives The 14th: Day of November in the Year of our Lord One... | ||
458 | Franklin, Benjamin | Proposals for Preparing the Academy Building, [December … | ≈1749-12-01 | AD (fragment): American Philosophical Society With by-laws signed and funds promised for the... | |
459 | Logan, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 13 December 1749 | 1749-12-13 | Letterbook abstract: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I wrote to him that Lewis Evans has been... |
460 | Franklin, Benjamin | Logan, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 16 December 1749 | 1749-12-16 | MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VII , 40. I send you herewith a new... |
461 | Logan, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 17 December 1749 | 1749-12-17 | Letterbook abstract: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I Send him his borrowed Praeceptor. I... |
462 | Franklin, Benjamin | Logan, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 17 December 1749 | 1749-12-17 | MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VII , 40. I send the Dialogues on... |
463 | Franklin, Benjamin | Poor Richard Improved, 1750 | ≈1750-01-01 | Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris … for the Year of our Lord 1750 . … By... | |
464 | Kalm, Peter | Peter Kalm: Conversations with Franklin, 1750 | ≈1750-01-01 | Reprinted from Adolph B. Benson, ed., Peter Kalm’s Travels in North America. The English Version... | |
465 | Logan, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 8 January 1750 | 1750-01-08 | Letterbook copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania If there be any convenient room left, Since... |
466 | Watson, William | William Watson: Notice of Franklin’s Experiments, 11 … | 1750-01-11 | MS : The Royal Society; also copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences At the reading of this... | |
467 | Logan, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Logan, 12 January 1750 | 1750-01-12 | Letterbook abstract: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I wrote to him to come up hither next... |
468 | Franklin, Benjamin | Logan, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 20 January 1750 | 1750-01-20 | MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VI , 100. The magical squares, how... |
469 | Franklin, Benjamin | Logan, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 29 January 1750 | 1750-01-29 | Transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks) Enclosed I send you a Copy of the Constitution of... |
470 | Collinson, Peter | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Collinson, 5 February … | 1750-02-05 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I have so many Obligations to my kind Friend, that I... |
471 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 13 … | 1750-02-13 | ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I receiv’d your very kind Letter relating to my... |
472 | Franklin, Benjamin | Eliot, Jared | From Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, 13 February 1750 | 1750-02-13 | ALS : Mrs. Richard D. Wood, Jr., Wawa, Pa. (1957); printed in American Journal of Science, and... |
473 | Franklin, Benjamin | Logan, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 17 February 1750 | 1750-02-17 | MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VII , 40. I send Whiston’s Life. He seems... |
474 | Whitefield, George | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from George Whitefield, 26 … | 1750-02-26 | MS not found; reprinted from A Select Collection of Letters of the Late Reverend George... |
475 | Logan, James | Collinson, Peter | James Logan to Peter Collinson, 28 February 1750 | 1750-02-28 | Letterbook copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I have Spent most of this day for the first... |
476 | Franklin, Benjamin | Collinson, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, [2 March … | 1750-03-02 | MS not found; reprinted from The Gentleman’s Magazine , XX (1750), 208. I was very much pleased... |
477 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Abiah | From Benjamin Franklin to Abiah Franklin, 12 April 1750 | 1750-04-12 | ALS : Boston Athenaeum We received your kind Letter of the 2d Instant, and are glad to hear you... |
478 | Collinson, Peter | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Collinson, 25 April … | 1750-04-25 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I wish I have before this advised my Worthy Friend that his... |
479 | Johnson, Samuel | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Johnson, [10 May 1750] | 1750-05-10 | Letterbook copy (fragment): Columbia University Library [ First part missing ] Seat of London. I... |
480 | Collinson, Peter | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Collinson, [June 1750] | ≈1750-06-01 | AL (fragment): Library Company of Philadelphia [ First part missing ] Pray give my respects to... |
481 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 2 June 1750 | 1750-06-02 | MS not found; facsimiles of ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania and Boston Public Library... |
482 | Franklin, Benjamin | Last Will and Testament, 22 June 1750 | 1750-06-22 | ADS (mutilated): American Philosophical Society I Benjamin Franklin of the City of Philadelphia... | |
483 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 28 June … | 1750-06-28 | ALS : New-York Historical Society I wrote a Line to you last Post, and sent you some Electrical... |
484 | Collinson, Peter | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Collinson, 3 July 1750 | 1750-07-03 | ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received thy Letter from the Trustees and Bill per... |
485 | Collinson, Peter | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Collinson, 11 July 1750 | 1750-07-11 | ALS : Library Company of Philadelphia If I catch the Bagg before its taken away its more than I... |
486 | Belcher, Jonathan | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Belcher: Warrant for … | 1750-07-26 | DS : Huntington Library By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esqr: Captain General and Governor in... |
487 | Franklin, Benjamin | Collinson, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 27 July 1750 | 1750-07-27 | Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Mr. Watson I believe wrote his Observations on my... |
488 | Franklin, Benjamin | Collinson, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 29 July 1750 | 1750-07-29 | Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences As you first put us on Electrical Experiments by... |
489 | Franklin, Benjamin | Opinions and Conjectures, [29 July 1750] | 1750-07-29 | Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Opinions and Conjectures concerning the Properties... | |
490 | Franklin, Benjamin | Paper on the Academy, [31 July 1750] | 1750-07-31 | MS Minutes of the Common Council: Free Library of Philadelphia Within a few weeks of their... | |
491 | Franklin, Benjamin | Johnson, Samuel | From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, 9 August 1750 | 1750-08-09 | ALS : Columbia University Library At my Return home I found your Favour of June the 28th. with... |
492 | Franklin, Benjamin | Johnson, Samuel | From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, 23 August … | 1750-08-23 | MS not found; reprinted from The Port Folio , n.s., II (1809), 115–16. We received your favour of... |
493 | Kalm, Peter | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Kalm, 2 September 1750 | 1750-09-02 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Peter Kalm visited Niagara Falls in the summer of 1750. He... |
494 | Franklin, Benjamin | Johnson, Samuel | From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, 13 September … | 1750-09-13 | ALS : Columbia University Library I am sorry to hear of your Illness: If you have not been us’d... |
495 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 20 September 1750 | 1750-09-20 | MS not found; reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., A Collection of the Familiar Letters and... |
496 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Franklin, 27 September … | 1750-09-27 | Transcript: Vassar B. Carlton, Titusville, Florida (1955) I received yours of the 17th Inst. with... |
497 | Franklin, Benjamin | Additional Experiment, [27 September 1750] | 1750-09-27 | Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Additional Experiment proving that the Leyden Bottle... | |
498 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 11 … | 1750-10-11 | ALS : New-York Historical Society I have learnt by different hands, that Dr. Mitchel continues in... |
499 | Fairfax of Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, sixth baron | Washington, George | Land Grant, from Thomas, Lord Fairfax, 20 October 1750 | 1750-10-20 | 20 Oct. 1750. “The Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax . . . for and in Consideration of the... |
500 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bowdoin, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, 25 October … | 1750-10-25 | ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society Enclos’d with this I send you all my Electrical Papers... |