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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46901 | Franklin, Benjamin | Glier, Marie | From Benjamin Franklin to Glier, 2 January 1785 | 1785-01-02 | LS : Galerie Frédéric Castaing, Paris (2016); L (draft): Library of Congress J’ai reçu, Monsieur,... |
| 46902 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 27 June 1769 | 1769-06-27 | ALS : Library of Congress Agreable to your Orders delivered to me very punctually per Temple, I... |
| 46903 | Franklin, Benjamin | Fisher, Daniel | From Benjamin Franklin to Daniel Fisher, 28 July 1755 | 1755-07-28 | MS not found; reprinted from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography , XVII (1893),... |
| 46904 | Franklin, Benjamin | Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de | From Benjamin Franklin to the Comte de Vergennes, 25 … | 1783-01-25 | AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter your Excellency did me the honour... |
| 46905 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 11 June 1760 | 1760-06-11 | ALS : Library of Congress ’Tis a very sensible Question you ask, how the Air can affect the... |
| 46906 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | Receipt for John Adams, 22 December 1782 | 1782-12-22 | DS : Massachusetts Historical Society Reçu le Pacquet que m’a envoyé son Exe. M. Adams addressée... |
| 46907 | Franklin, Benjamin | La Rochefoucauld, Louis-Alexandre, duc de La … | From Benjamin Franklin to La Rochefoucauld and the … | 1778-02-18 | AL : Bibliothèque municipale, Mantes M. Franklin presents his respectful Compliments to Made. la... |
| 46908 | Franklin, Benjamin | Passport for Mr. King, 22 July 1779 | 1779-07-22 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society The Bearer of this, Mr King, an Irish Gentleman &... | |
| 46909 | Franklin, Benjamin | Williams, Jonathan Sr. | From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Sr., 9 … | 1773-03-09 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I received your Favour of Dec. 27. with the Cask of... |
| 46910 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hume, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hume, 19 May 1762 | 1762-05-19 | ALS : Royal Society of Edinburgh It is no small Pleasure to me to hear from you that my Paper on... |
| 46911 | Franklin, Benjamin | Frisi, Paolo | From Benjamin Franklin to Paolo Frisi, 20 September … | 1784-09-20 | ALS : British Library I received with great Pleasure the Line you were pleased to write to me by... |
| 46912 | Franklin, Benjamin | Schweighauser, Jean-Daniel | From Benjamin Franklin to Schweighauser, 12 September … | 1779-09-12 | Copy: Library of Congress I yesterday received your favour by Mr. Schorndorff with the Packets... |
| 46913 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 21 December … | ≈1768-12-21 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I have now before me your Favours of Oct. 1. 18, 23, 30, and... |
| 46914 | Franklin, Benjamin | Electrical Experiments, 14 March 1755 | 1755-03-14 | Copy: The Royal Society Electrical Experiments , made in pursuance of those per Mr. Canton, dated... | |
| 46915 | Franklin, Benjamin | Tolozan, Jean-François | From Benjamin Franklin to Jean-François Tolozan, 19 … | 1781-11-19 | AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress Mr Andrews, an American Merchant, informs me, that he... |
| 46916 | Franklin, Benjamin | Pennsylvania and Nonimportation, [5 January 1769] | 1769-01-05 | Reprinted from Verner W. Crane, ed., Benjamin Franklin’s Letters to the Press, 1758–1775 (Chapel... | |
| 46917 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hartley, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 3 January 1785 | 1785-01-03 | Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin …... |
| 46918 | Franklin, Benjamin | A Description of Those, Who, at Any Rate, Would Have a … | 1759-11-24 | Printed in The London Chronicle: or Universal Evening Post , November 22–24, 1759. The two... | |
| 46919 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hopkinson, Francis | From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Hopkinson, 24 … | 1782-12-24 | ALS (draft): Library of Congress I received your very kind Letter of Oct. 18. I am glad you have... |
| 46920 | Franklin, Benjamin | Jones, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Jones, 17 March 1783 | 1783-03-17 | ALS : Yale University Library I duly received your obliging Letter of Nov. 15: You will have... |
| 46921 | Franklin, Benjamin | Price, Richard | From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price, 16 August 1784 | 1784-08-16 | ALS : Robert H. Taylor (1957); press copy of ALS and two transcripts: Library of Congress I some... |
| 46922 | Franklin, Benjamin | Huntington, Samuel | From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Huntington, 1 June … | 1780-06-01 | LS and transcript: National Archives; copy: Library of Congress Commodore Jones, who by his... |
| 46923 | Franklin, Benjamin | A New Version of the Lord’s Prayer, [late 1768?] | ≈1768-09-01 | AD (draft): American Philosophical Society Franklin’s celebrated revision of the Lord’s Prayer... | |
| 46924 | Franklin, Benjamin | List of Franklin Birthdays, [1759] | ≈1759-01-01 | AD : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The Birthdays of the Children of Josiah and Ann Franklin... | |
| 46925 | Franklin, Benjamin | Oswald, Richard | From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Oswald, 28 July 1782 | 1782-07-28 | Two copies, press copy of copy, and transcript: National Archives I have but this Minute had an... |
| 46926 | Franklin, Benjamin | From the Casuist: A Case of Conscience, 3 July 1732 | 1732-07-03 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , July 3, 1732; also draft: Historical Society of... | |
| 46927 | Franklin, Benjamin | Washington, George | To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 21 June … | 1776-06-21 | I am ⟨muc⟩h obliged by your kind Care of my unfortunate Letter, which at last came safe to hand.... |
| 46928 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lauron, Louis-François Eldrad du Puy de | From Benjamin Franklin to Lauron, 6 June 1777 | 1777-06-06 | AL (draft): Library of Congress The Persons acting in France for the United States of America,... |
| 46929 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 22 September … | 1751-09-22 | ALS : Yale University Library My Daughter receiv’d her Books all in good Order, and thanks you... |
| 46930 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin, 9 February 1790 | 1790-02-09 | At the Request of the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery, I have the Honour of... |
| 46931 | Franklin, Benjamin | Wright, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Wright, 24 July 1765 | 1765-07-24 | ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I think I gave you some Expectations of going out with you to your... |
| 46932 | Franklin, Benjamin | Laurens, Henry | From Benjamin Franklin to Henry Laurens, 12 April 1782 | 1782-04-12 | LS : South Carolina Historical Society; copies: William L. Clements Library, Library of Congress... |
| 46933 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hartley, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 13 July 1778 | 1778-07-13 | Two copies and transcript: Library of Congress Inclosed is the List of our Prisoners, which by an... |
| 46934 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 21 March … | 1770-03-21 | AL (incomplete): the Rosenbach Foundation The movement to secure total repeal of the Townshend... |
| 46935 | Franklin, Benjamin | Brillon de Jouy, Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt | From Benjamin Franklin to [Madame Brillon], [on or … | ≈1781-02-22 | AL : Yale University Library J’ai reproché cet Ameriquain de sa Negligence, ma chere Amie, & de... |
| 46936 | Franklin, Benjamin | Oswald, Richard | From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Oswald, 6 June 1782 | 1782-06-06 | Copy: Library of Congress I received the letter you did me the honor of writing to me, respecting... |
| 46937 | Franklin, Benjamin | Little, George | From Benjamin Franklin to George Little et al., 28 … | 1781-08-28 | ALS (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received your Letter of the 25th Instant, acquainting... |
| 46938 | Franklin, Benjamin | Minutes of the Landais Inquiry, [15–24 November 1779] | ≈1779-11-15 | D (draft): University of Pennsylvania Library [November 15–24, 1779] Minutes of the Enquiry into... | |
| 46939 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 4 July 1784 | 1784-07-04 | I have received the Letter your Excell y. did me the Honour of writing to me the 29th past. The... |
| 46940 | Franklin, Benjamin | Dumas, Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric | From Benjamin Franklin to Dumas, 22 June 1778 | 1778-06-22 | ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania On considering the Affair of presenting the Copy of the... |
| 46941 | Franklin, Benjamin | Alice Addertongue, 12 September 1732 | 1732-09-12 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , September 12, 1732; also draft: Historical Society of... | |
| 46942 | Franklin, Benjamin | Brillon de Jouy, Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt | From Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon, [December … | ≈1783-12-01 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society Je vous envoye incluses, les petites Pieces que vous,... |
| 46943 | Franklin, Benjamin | Williams, Jonathan Jr. | From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 9 … | 1780-01-09 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress I received your Letters... |
| 46944 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 24 October 1751 | 1751-10-24 | MS not found; reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., A Collection of the Familiar Letters and... |
| 46945 | Franklin, Benjamin | Folger, Timothy | From Benjamin Franklin to Timothy Folger, 14 April 1770 | 1770-04-14 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Enclos’d with this, I send you a Map of the Island of St.... |
| 46946 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 31 January … | 1757-01-31 | ALS : Huntington Library The above is a Copy of my last I have now before me your Favour of Sept.... |
| 46947 | Franklin, Benjamin | Digges, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, 17 November … | 1779-11-17 | Copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 30th. past: I suspect that several of mine to... |
| 46948 | Franklin, Benjamin | Request for a Printing, 19 February 1774 | 1774-02-19 | Printed in The Public Advertiser , February 19, 1774. In November, 1769, when total repeal of the... | |
| 46949 | Franklin, Benjamin | Fothergill, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Fothergill, 14 March … | 1764-03-14 | ALS : Yale University Library I received your Favour of the 10th. of Decemr. It was a great deal... |
| 46950 | Franklin, Benjamin | The Lighthouse Tragedy, 1718 | ≈1718-01-01 | Not found As a lad of twelve or thirteen Franklin “took a Fancy to Poetry, and made some little... |