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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46951 | Franklin, Benjamin | Collinson, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 29 April … | 1749-04-29 | Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences I now send you some Further Experiments and... |
| 46952 | Franklin, Benjamin | Brown, Collinson & Tritton | From Benjamin Franklin to Brown, Collinson & Tritton … | 1780-01-10 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society I drew on you some time since for £70.8.0 in favour... |
| 46953 | Franklin, Benjamin | Parsons, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Parsons, 15 December … | 1755-12-15 | ALS : American Philosophical Society We receiv’d yours of the 13th. You will before this time... |
| 46954 | Franklin, Benjamin | “Model of a Letter of Recommendation of a Person You … | 1777-04-02 | AL : (draft): Library of Congress; copy: Morristown National Historical Park The Bearer of this... | |
| 46955 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin, 20 April 1782 | 1782-04-20 | I hope your Excellency received the Copy of our Instructions which I sent by the Courier from... |
| 46956 | Franklin, Benjamin | Washington, George | To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 5 March … | 1780-03-05 | I received but lately the Letter your Excellen[c]y did me the honour of writing to me in... |
| 46957 | Franklin, Benjamin | Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de | From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 28 April 1779 | 1779-04-28 | LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress Enclosed I send... |
| 46958 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 31 October … | 1763-10-31 | ALS : American Philosophical Society We arriv’d here safe [ torn ] this Morning about 11 aClock,... |
| 46959 | Franklin, Benjamin | How to Warm a Room in Winter and Cool It in Summer … | 1784-11-01 | D : The Lilly Library Note the Back of the Kitchen Chimney being of Iron will warm the Room... | |
| 46960 | Franklin, Benjamin | Huntington, Samuel | From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Huntington, 9 August … | 1780-08-09 | LS : National Archives; ALS (draft) and copy: Library of Congress; transcript: National Archives... |
| 46961 | Franklin, Benjamin | Silence Dogood, No. 3, 30 April 1722 | 1722-04-30 | Printed in The New-England Courant , April 30, 1722. It is undoubtedly the Duty of all Persons to... | |
| 46962 | Franklin, Benjamin | Logan, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 19 May 1749 | 1749-05-19 | MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VII , 40. I send you the third and fourth... |
| 46963 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 5 March 1785 | 1785-03-05 | ALS : New York Public Library I received your kind Letter by my Grandson. I thank you for the... |
| 46964 | Franklin, Benjamin | Delaval, Edward Hussey | Certificate of Nomination to the Royal Society, 17 May … | 1759-05-17 | DS : The Royal Society, London Franklin was elected a fellow of the Royal Society on April 29,... |
| 46965 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lee, Arthur | From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 4 April[?] 1778 | 1778-04-04 | AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Mr. Deane communicated to me his Intention of setting... |
| 46966 | Franklin, Benjamin | —— | [Benjamin Franklin?] to ——, 25 December 1755 | 1755-12-25 | Extract printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 1, 1756. Governor Morris and the... |
| 46967 | Franklin, Benjamin | Saint-Lambert | From Benjamin Franklin to Saint-Lambert, 22 March 1779 | 1779-03-22 | Copy: Library of Congress Je suis honteux, Monsieur, d’avoir été si longtems sans repondre a la... |
| 46968 | Franklin, Benjamin | Balfour, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Balfour, 2 April 1761 | 1761-04-02 | ALS (copy) and draft: American Philosophical Society As Messrs. Portis did the last Summer pay me... |
| 46969 | Franklin, Benjamin | Kames, Henry Home, Lord | From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Kames, 2 June 1765 | 1765-06-02 | ALS : Scottish Record Office I receiv’d with great Pleasure your friendly Letter by Mr.... |
| 46970 | Franklin, Benjamin | Williams, Jonathan Sr. | From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Sr., 4 … | 1773-06-04 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I have just time to acknowledge the Receipt of yours... |
| 46971 | Franklin, Benjamin | Jackson, Richard | From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 8 March 1763 | 1763-03-08 | ALS : American Philosophical Society The enclos’d is a Copy of my last. The Preliminaries of... |
| 46972 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 16 April … | 1768-04-16 | Extract: reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of... |
| 46973 | Franklin, Benjamin | Schweighauser, Jean-Daniel | From Benjamin Franklin to Schweighauser, 10 August 1780 | 1780-08-10 | Copy: Library of Congress On Tuesday the 8th. Instant, sundry Bills drawn by you upon me,... |
| 46974 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hall, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, 10 June 1758 | 1758-06-10 | LS : American Philosophical Society I have receiv’d yours of February 6 and February 20.... |
| 46975 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 16 August 1781 | 1781-08-16 | LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft): Library of Congress; copy: Library of Congress... |
| 46976 | Franklin, Benjamin | Desegray, Beaugeard fils & Cie. | From Benjamin Franklin to Desegray, Beaugeard fils & … | 1780-10-07 | Copy: Library of Congress We formerly requested you to hold the Salpetre in your Hands at the... |
| 46977 | Franklin, Benjamin | Jackson, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Jackson, 16 October … | 1781-10-16 | AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received yours of Sept. 26. from Corunna. The Conduct... |
| 46978 | Franklin, Benjamin | La Rochefoucauld, Louis-Alexandre, duc de La … | From Benjamin Franklin to La Rochefoucauld, [29 … | 1778-01-29 | AL : Bibliothèque municipale, Mantes Mr. Franklin presents his respectful Compliments to M. le... |
| 46979 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hall, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, 8 June 1765 | 1765-06-08 | MS not found; extract printed from facsimile and partially printed text in Parke-Bernet Galleries... |
| 46980 | Franklin, Benjamin | The Postmaster and the Mercury, 11 December 1740 | 1740-12-11 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , December 11, 1740. The Publick has been entertain’d for... | |
| 46981 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bowdoin, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, 13 December … | 1753-12-13 | ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society I receiv’d your Favour of the 12th ult. with the Law of... |
| 46982 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lining, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Lining, 17 June 1758 | 1758-06-17 | MS not found; reprinted from Benjamin Franklin, Experiments and Observations on Electricity... |
| 46983 | Franklin, Benjamin | Aux Auteurs du Journal de Paris, [before 31 March 1784] | ≈1784-03-01 | (I) French translation: press copy of D : American Philosophical Society; printed in Journal de... | |
| 46984 | Franklin, Benjamin | Priestley, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to [Joseph Priestley], 16 May … | 1775-05-16 | Printed in Benjamin Vaughan, ed., Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces . . .... |
| 46985 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bowens, François-Jacques-Arnould | From Benjamin Franklin to François Bowens, 12 January … | 1781-01-12 | Draft and copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me... |
| 46986 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lee, Arthur | From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 24 February 1780 | 1780-02-24 | LS : University of Virginia Library; copy: Library of Congress I request you would send me by the... |
| 46987 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bache, Sarah Franklin | From Benjamin Franklin to Sarah and Richard Bache, 26 … | 1782-06-26 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I have only time to write a few Lines. I am well, and your... |
| 46988 | Franklin, Benjamin | Digges, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, 30[–31] May … | ≈1779-05-30 | Copy: Library of Congress I received your favours of the 14th. 18th. and 21st. Instant. You... |
| 46989 | Franklin, Benjamin | The Question Discussed, [19 November 1774] | 1774-11-19 | Reprinted from Verner W. Crane, Benjamin Franklin’s Letters to the Press, 1758–1775 (Chapel Hill,... | |
| 46990 | Franklin, Benjamin | Digges, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, 2 February … | 1780-02-02 | Copy: Library of Congress I received duly your favours of Jany. 9. 10. & 11. I gave Orders... |
| 46991 | Franklin, Benjamin | Ray, Catharine | From Benjamin Franklin to Catharine Ray, 16 October … | 1755-10-16 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Your Favour of the 28th of June came to hand but the 28th of... |
| 46992 | Franklin, Benjamin | Coffyn, Francis | From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 13 January … | 1781-01-13 | AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received your several Favours of Dec. 15 & 27. I thank... |
| 46993 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 14 September … | 1767-09-14 | ALS : Library of Congress; incomplete copy: American Philosophical Society I am always pleas’d... |
| 46994 | Franklin, Benjamin | Managers of the Philadelphia Silk Filature | From Benjamin Franklin to the Managers of the … | ≈1772-02-06 | Extracts printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , July 29, 1772; ALS (incomplete draft): American... |
| 46995 | Franklin, Benjamin | Norris, Isaac | From Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Norris, 19 November … | 1760-11-19 | Copy: American Philosophical Society This is just to acknowledge the Receipt of your Favours of... |
| 46996 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hunter, William | Post Office Account with William Hunter, 29 August 1757 | 1757-08-29 | MS memorandum: American Philosophical Society Pasted on page 26 of Franklin’s Ledger, 1764–1775,... |
| 46997 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 25 November 1762 | 1762-11-25 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I thank you for your obliging Letter of the 12th. Instant.... |
| 46998 | Franklin, Benjamin | Barbeu-Dubourg, Jacques | From Benjamin Franklin to Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 8 … | 1772-12-08 | Translated extract: printed in Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, ed., Œuvres de M. Franklin … (2 vols.,... |
| 46999 | Franklin, Benjamin | Esser, Herman | From Benjamin Franklin to Herman Esser, 29 July 1780 | 1780-07-29 | Copy: Library of Congress I cannot give you the last Encouragement to go to America in... |
| 47000 | Franklin, Benjamin | Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces … | 1779-12-07 | Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces; … Written by Benj. Franklin, LL.D. and F.R.S.... |