46851From Benjamin Franklin to Glier, 2 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Galerie Frédéric Castaing, Paris (2016); L (draft): Library of Congress J’ai reçu, Monsieur,...
46852From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 27 June 1769 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress Agreable to your Orders delivered to me very punctually per Temple, I...
46853From Benjamin Franklin to Daniel Fisher, 28 July 1755 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography , XVII (1893),...
46854From Benjamin Franklin to the Comte de Vergennes, 25 January 1783 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter your Excellency did me the honour...
46855From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 11 June 1760 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress ’Tis a very sensible Question you ask, how the Air can affect the...
46856Receipt for John Adams, 22 December 1782 (Franklin Papers)
DS : Massachusetts Historical Society Reçu le Pacquet que m’a envoyé son Exe. M. Adams addressée...
46857From Benjamin Franklin to La Rochefoucauld and the Duchesse d’Enville, 18 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Bibliothèque municipale, Mantes M. Franklin presents his respectful Compliments to Made. la...
46858Passport for Mr. King, 22 July 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society The Bearer of this, Mr King, an Irish Gentleman &...
46859From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Sr., 9 March 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received your Favour of Dec. 27. with the Cask of...
46860From Benjamin Franklin to David Hume, 19 May 1762 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Royal Society of Edinburgh It is no small Pleasure to me to hear from you that my Paper on...
46861From Benjamin Franklin to Paolo Frisi, 20 September 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : British Library I received with great Pleasure the Line you were pleased to write to me by...
46862From Benjamin Franklin to Schweighauser, 12 September 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I yesterday received your favour by Mr. Schorndorff with the Packets...
46863From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 21 December 1768 [–26 January 1769] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have now before me your Favours of Oct. 1. 18, 23, 30, and...
46864Electrical Experiments, 14 March 1755 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: The Royal Society Electrical Experiments , made in pursuance of those per Mr. Canton, dated...
46865From Benjamin Franklin to Jean-François Tolozan, 19 November 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress Mr Andrews, an American Merchant, informs me, that he...
46866Pennsylvania and Nonimportation, [5 January 1769] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Verner W. Crane, ed., Benjamin Franklin’s Letters to the Press, 1758–1775 (Chapel...
46867From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 3 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin …...
46868A Description of Those, Who, at Any Rate, Would Have a Peace with France, 24 November 1759 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The London Chronicle: or Universal Evening Post , November 22–24, 1759. The two...
46869From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Hopkinson, 24 December 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Library of Congress I received your very kind Letter of Oct. 18. I am glad you have...
46870From Benjamin Franklin to William Jones, 17 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I duly received your obliging Letter of Nov. 15: You will have...
46871From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price, 16 August 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Robert H. Taylor (1957); press copy of ALS and two transcripts: Library of Congress I some...
46872From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Huntington, 1 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS and transcript: National Archives; copy: Library of Congress Commodore Jones, who by his...
46873A New Version of the Lord’s Prayer, [late 1768?] (Franklin Papers)
AD (draft): American Philosophical Society Franklin’s celebrated revision of the Lord’s Prayer...
46874List of Franklin Birthdays, [1759] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The Birthdays of the Children of Josiah and Ann Franklin...
46875From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Oswald, 28 July 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Two copies, press copy of copy, and transcript: National Archives I have but this Minute had an...
46876From the Casuist: A Case of Conscience, 3 July 1732 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , July 3, 1732; also draft: Historical Society of...
46877To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 21 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am ⟨muc⟩h obliged by your kind Care of my unfortunate Letter, which at last came safe to hand....
46878From Benjamin Franklin to Lauron, 6 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress The Persons acting in France for the United States of America,...
46879From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 22 September 1751 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library My Daughter receiv’d her Books all in good Order, and thanks you...
46880To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin, 9 February 1790 (Adams Papers)
At the Request of the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery, I have the Honour of...
46881From Benjamin Franklin to John Wright, 24 July 1765 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I think I gave you some Expectations of going out with you to your...
46882From Benjamin Franklin to Henry Laurens, 12 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : South Carolina Historical Society; copies: William L. Clements Library, Library of Congress...
46883From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 13 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Two copies and transcript: Library of Congress Inclosed is the List of our Prisoners, which by an...
46884From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 21 March 1770 (Franklin Papers)
AL (incomplete): the Rosenbach Foundation The movement to secure total repeal of the Townshend...
46885From Benjamin Franklin to [Madame Brillon], [on or after 22 February 1781] (Franklin Papers)
AL : Yale University Library J’ai reproché cet Ameriquain de sa Negligence, ma chere Amie, & de...
46886From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Oswald, 6 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received the letter you did me the honor of writing to me, respecting...
46887From Benjamin Franklin to George Little et al., 28 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received your Letter of the 25th Instant, acquainting...
46888Minutes of the Landais Inquiry, [15–24 November 1779] (Franklin Papers)
D (draft): University of Pennsylvania Library [November 15–24, 1779] Minutes of the Enquiry into...
46889Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 4 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter your Excell y. did me the Honour of writing to me the 29th past. The...
46890From Benjamin Franklin to Dumas, 22 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania On considering the Affair of presenting the Copy of the...
46891Alice Addertongue, 12 September 1732 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , September 12, 1732; also draft: Historical Society of...
46892From Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon, [December 1783?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society Je vous envoye incluses, les petites Pieces que vous,...
46893From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 9 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress I received your Letters...
46894From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 24 October 1751 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., A Collection of the Familiar Letters and...
46895From Benjamin Franklin to Timothy Folger, 14 April 1770 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Enclos’d with this, I send you a Map of the Island of St....
46896From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 31 January 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Huntington Library The above is a Copy of my last I have now before me your Favour of Sept....
46897From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, 17 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 30th. past: I suspect that several of mine to...
46898Request for a Printing, 19 February 1774 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Public Advertiser , February 19, 1774. In November, 1769, when total repeal of the...
46899From Benjamin Franklin to John Fothergill, 14 March 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I received your Favour of the 10th. of Decemr. It was a great deal...
46900The Lighthouse Tragedy, 1718 (Franklin Papers)
Not found As a lad of twelve or thirteen Franklin “took a Fancy to Poetry, and made some little...