47401From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 7 November 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I have been...
47402From Benjamin Franklin to John and Sarah Jay, 9 October 1782 (Franklin Papers)
L : Columbia University Library Dr. Franklin regrets exceedingly that his Health does not permit...
47403From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, 25 July 1771 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society I should have been happy in accompanying your Lordship...
47404From Benjamin Franklin to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, 13 September 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Yale University Library; AL (draft): Library of Congress I received the very obliging Letter...
47405Franklin’s Draft Memoranda to Congress, 15 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) AL (draft): American Philosophical Society As I find I have given great Offence to...
47406From Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, 31 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
L and copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 14th by Mr Dryburugh. I had also another...
47407Last Will and Testament, 28 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia I Benjamin Franklin of the City of Philadelphia,...
47408From 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...
47409[Two Dialogues between Philocles and Horatio, concerning Virtue and Pleasure, 23 June 1730, 9 July 1730] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , June 23 and July 9, 1730. Duane included these two...
47410Poor Richard Improved, 1751 (Franklin Papers)
Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris … for the Year of our Lord 1751 . … By...
47411From Benjamin Franklin to John Diot & Co., 27 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received your obliging favour of the 12th. Instant inclosing the...
47412From Benjamin Franklin to the New Jersey Assembly Committees of Correspondence, 14 February 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society In my last I informed you of my Attendance on the...
47413From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 22 November 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Duplicate: Pierpont Morgan Library; also extract: The Royal Society Since mine of the 5th...
47414From Benjamin Franklin to All Captains and Commanders of American Armed Ships, 7 February 1781 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Public Record Office, London It being authentically represented to me, that the worthy...
47415From Benjamin Franklin to the Judges of the Admiralty of Cherbourg, 26 May 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : New Jersey Historical Society; copies: Library of Congress, National Archives; Archives du...
47416From Benjamin Franklin to Schweighauser, 21 April 1781 (Franklin Papers)
Two copies: Library of Congress I received your favour of the 12th. Instant inclosing the Bills...
47417From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Brand Hollis, 5 October 1783 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: Library of Congress I received but lately (tho’ sent in June) your most valuable...
47418To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Franklin, 11 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Dr. Franklin requests Mr. Jefferson to do what he thinks is proper on the subject of the Letter...
47419From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 28 April 1774 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Public Record Office I have written several Letters to you lately by different Conveyances,...
47420From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 10 July 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library We all condole with you most sincerely on the Death of your...
47421From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 12 June 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress Since the receipt...
47422From Benjamin Franklin to John Rutledge, [1779?] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress The Bearer M. Savarit goes to America, with a View of...
47423From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 4 February 1751 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : The Royal Society I receiv’d yours of Oct. 4. via New England, with the Account of what you...
47424From Benjamin Franklin to Timothy Horsfield, 1 March 1756 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Orders are gone up to relieve Capt. Wayne’s Company. I...
47425From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Cooper, 7 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress This will be delivered to you by Mr. le Comte de Segur, (Son of the...
47426From Benjamin Franklin to a Committee of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library; letterbook draft: American Philosophical Society; minutebook...
47427From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Danforth, 25 July 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft) and copy: Library of Congress It gave me great Pleasure to receive so...
47428From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 27 June 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since my Arrival here, News is brought from all Quarters of...
47429From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Banks, 8 October 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Royal Society; AL (draft): University of Pennsylvania Library; press copy of LS :...
47430From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 9 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS , copy, and transcript: Library of Congress I received your Favour of Oct. 26. containing...
47431From Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, 21 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received a few Days since a Letter from M. De Sartine which I have...
47432From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 13 September 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society I received your kind Letter of April 29. and am happy that...
47433From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 10 December 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress M....
47434From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas-François Dalibard, 22 September 1769 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society Having this Opportunity by M. Le Roy, I embrace it to...
47435From Benjamin Franklin to Michael Hillegas, 25 March 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Library of Congress The Bearer M. de Bert de Majan, has been bred in the Military...
47436From Benjamin Franklin to William MacCreery, 18 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania; copy: Library of Congress I received your Favours of...
47437From Benjamin Franklin to John Dickinson, 22 April 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania; AL (draft): American Philosophical Society M. Märter,...
47438From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 28 June 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library You will hear before this reaches you, that the Indians have...
47439From Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Rush, 14 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Haverford College The Chevr. Castiglioni, who will deliver you this Line, is an Italian...
47440From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 10 May 1748 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from extract in Stan V. Henkels, Catalogue No. 1082 (April 11–12, 1913),...
47441From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 10 June 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Public Record Office During Franklin’s correspondence with leading Bostonians over the past...
47442From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Cooper, 30 September 1769 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : British Museum Your Favour of Aug. 3 has given me great Pleasure. I have only time now to...
47443Answers to “The Claim of the American Loyalists,” [during or after February 1783] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): University of Pennsylvania Library In the latter part of February, 1783, William...
47444From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Stockton, 18 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Yale University Library; copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 9th per Mr Lee: I...
47445From Benjamin Franklin to Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine, 20 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives de la Marine; copy: Library of Congress In compliance with your Excellency’s...
47446Intended Vindication and Offer from Congress to Parliament, [before 21 July 1775] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Public Advertiser , July 18, 1777. This document has often been reprinted but, for...
47447From Benjamin Franklin to Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 23 April 1773 (Franklin Papers)
Translated extract: printed in Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, ed., Œuvres de M. Franklin … (2 vols.,...
47448From Benjamin Franklin to Josiah Quincy, Sr., 22 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Princeton University Library; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received your very...
47449From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwalader Evans, 20 February 1768 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Samuel Hazard, ed., Hazard’s Register of Pennsylvania , XVI , No. 5 (August 1,...
47450To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 19 August 1756 (Washington Papers)
I have your Favours of July 23. and Aug. 3—but that you mention to have wrote ⅌ Mr Balfour, is...