47851From Benjamin Franklin to the Earl of Loudoun: Answers to Criticisms of the Supply Bill, [21 March 1757] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Huntington Library When news that Lord Loudoun intended to hold a council of war in...
47852From Benjamin Franklin to Dennys DeBerdt, 31 August 1768 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society; printed in The Public Advertiser , August 31, 1768. In the...
47853From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, 10 March 1774 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library In Page 26 and seq. of the oldest of these Pamphlets, and Page 64...
47854From Benjamin Franklin to [Peter Collinson?], 12 April 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Charles E. Feinberg, Detroit, Michigan (1960) We have just now receiv’d the following...
47855From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 3 January 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society I received the Letter you did me the Honour of writing to...
47856Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, 1751 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in [William Clarke], Observations On the late and present Conduct of the French, with...
47857From Benjamin Franklin to the Marquis de Lafayette, 28 March 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I have considered the Proposal of getting the American Prisoners out of...
47858From Benjamin Franklin to Castries, 28 January 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress Mr: Dana, late a...
47859From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 6 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Are there any American Vessels with you that want Freight, and would go...
47860Memorandum on a Proposed Dutch Loan, [April 1779] (Franklin Papers)
D : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères M. de Neuville d’amsterdam Continue a Donner de...
47861From Benjamin Franklin to J.C. de Berger, 22 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress All the American Armies being arranged and full of Officers, a long...
47862From Benjamin Franklin to Jan Ingenhousz, 18 March 1774 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library I have lately been favoured with yours of the 24th past. I am...
47863Smith, Wright & Gray Account Book, 1764–1774 (Franklin Papers)
MS account book: American Philosophical Society [April 24, 1764] In the spring of 1764 Franklin...
47864On Titles of Honor, 18 February 1723 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The New-England Courant , February 18, 1723. Mero meridie si dixerit illi tenebras...
47865Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania, [October 1749] (Franklin Papers)
Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pensilvania. Philadelphia: Printed in the Year,...
47866From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 2 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 28th. past, and am glad to hear your Disputes...
47867The Legal Tender of Paper Money in America, 13 February 1767 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Yale University Library This paper appears to be the “Hints of Arguments” Franklin told...
47868From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 27 July 1750 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Mr. Watson I believe wrote his Observations on my...
47869From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 15 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Je vous envoye une Epreuve de La traduction...
47870[Benjamin Franklin?] to ——, 20 January 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Extract printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , January 29, 1756. We have been here since Sunday...
47871From Benjamin Franklin to Charles [?] Rybot, 9 April 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Library of Congress I believe it is very unusual for one Man to pay another’s Debts...
47872From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Wharton, 12 December 1767 (Franklin Papers)
Burned fragment of extract: New York State Library [ Burned ] hear of the Accident to the Boat On...
47873From Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles, 22 July 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library This will be deliver’d to you by our common Friend Mr. Marchant. He...
47874From Benjamin Franklin to the Earl of Shelburne, 13 May 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and two copies: Public Record Office; copy: Library of Congress; transcripts: Massachusetts...
47875To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin, 5 June 1779 (Adams Papers)
The Chevalier de La Luzerne sat out Yesterday for L’Orient, and will be with you perhaps before...
47876From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, [June? 1773] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library Extract from Kalm’s Travels into America. “It has been found...
47877From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 5 May 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copies: Library of Congress, Massachusetts...
47878From Benjamin Franklin to Elias Boudinot, 27 September 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and transcript: National Archives Mr Thaxter late Secretary of Mr Adams, who is charg’d with...
47879From Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, 17 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Archives Nationales, Library of Congress To the Honorable Captain John Paul-Jones...
47880From Benjamin Franklin to David Gregorie, 9 October 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 30th....
47881From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Barclay, 16 February 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Barclay Giddings Johnson, Jr., Watertown, Connecticut (2001) The within is a Copy of a...
47882From Benjamin Franklin to Ferdinand Grand, 18 January 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I rec’d. your Letter of Yesterday acknowledging the Recipt of my 32...
47883From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 7 July 1761 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This is just to acquaint my dear Polly, that her good Mama,...
47884Bill of Exchange Drawn on Robert Morris, 16 January 1783 (Franklin Papers)
DS : American Philosophical Society Exchange for £4000. Tournois. At thirty Days Sight of this my...
47885To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin, 10 December 1783 (Adams Papers)
I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 5 th. Instant by Comm o. Jones,...
47886From Benjamin Franklin to the Farmers General: Memorandum, [before 17 July 1783] (Franklin Papers)
Press copy of AD and transcript: University of Pennsylvania Library Copy of [Note given] to the...
47887From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Cooper, 7 July 1773 (Franklin Papers)
LS : British Museum; letterbook draft: Library of Congress I received your very valuable Favours...
47888From Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Todd, 14 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library By the Harriot Packet, which arrived last Saturday at New York, I...
47889From Benjamin Franklin to the Duc de Villequier, 1 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I return herewith the Queries you did me the honour to send me, having...
47890From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 16 September 1758 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I wrote you a few Lines on the 6th Inst. in which I omitted...
47891From Benjamin Franklin to the Marquis de Castries, 22 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter your Excellency did me the Honour...
47892From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Barclay, 6 December 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress Enclos’d is a Letter to Mr Adams, which I send open for your...
47893From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price, 9 October 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and two copies: Library of Congress Besides the Pleasure of their Company, I had the...
47894From Benjamin Franklin to [David Hartley], 1 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Maritime Museum I am glad to learn by your Favour of the 19th past, the good...
47895From Benjamin Franklin to Richard and Sarah Bache, 19 January 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: American Philosophical Society, Library of Congress, Historical Society of Princeton This...
47896From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 18 January 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copies: Library of Congress (two),...
47897From Benjamin Franklin to Dumas, 11 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I receiv’d duly yours of the 25th Past. The Matter it contain’d was so...
47898From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Wren, 26 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Your great attention to the wants of our poor captiv’d Countrymen, and...
47899From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 25 May 1768 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I thought Capt. Budden had been gone some Weeks since, but...
47900From Benjamin Franklin to John Hancock, 26 March 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress I am requested by some Friends of much Consideration in this...