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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48311 | Franklin, Benjamin | Grand, Rodolphe-Ferdinand | From Benjamin Franklin to Ferdinand Grand, 3 July 1777 | 1777-07-03 | Translation: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Mr. franklin presente ses respects à... |
| 48312 | Franklin, Benjamin | Perkins, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Perkins, 4 February 1753 | 1753-02-04 | Draft: American Philosophical Society I ought to have wrote to you long since, in Answer to yours... |
| 48313 | Franklin, Benjamin | Laurens, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Laurens, 17 May 1781 | 1781-05-17 | ALS : New York Public Library; copy: Library of Congress Inclos’d is the Order you desire for... |
| 48314 | Franklin, Benjamin | Condorcet | From Benjamin Franklin to Condorcet, 12 October 1777 | 1777-10-12 | ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I send you enclos’d the Letter you desire. But as I am apprehensive... |
| 48315 | Franklin, Benjamin | Proposed Preamble to a Congressional Resolution on … | ≈1775-12-01 | Copy: Library of Congress On March 23, 1776, in response to petitions from merchants, Congress... | |
| 48316 | Franklin, Benjamin | Canton, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Canton, [1757–1772] | ≈1757-01-01 | AL : The Royal Society Mr. Franklin’s Compliments to Mr. Canton, and requests he would procure... |
| 48317 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 5 February 1784 | 1784-02-05 | I received the Letter you did me the Honour of writing to me the 24th past. You have had a... |
| 48318 | Franklin, Benjamin | Grand, Rodolphe-Ferdinand | From Benjamin Franklin to Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand, 3 … | 1778-11-03 | ALS : Archivo General de Simancas Nous devons des remerciemens à la personne qui nous a fait... |
| 48319 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 28 July 1774 | 1774-07-28 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your kind Letters of May the 1st and 18th. I... |
| 48320 | Franklin, Benjamin | Brouttin Mollien de Sombres … | From Benjamin Franklin to [Madame Brouttin Mollien de … | 1784-03-05 | AL (draft): American Philosophical Society That I am sorry I was not at home when she did me the... |
| 48321 | Franklin, Benjamin | Peters, Richard | From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Peters, 6 March 1777 | 1777-03-06 | Copy: Public Record Office This letter to the secretary of the American board of war was written... |
| 48322 | Franklin, Benjamin | Torris, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Torris, 9 February 1780 | 1780-02-09 | Copy: Library of Congress I send you herewith the Judgments of the Sloop Providence, the Brig.... |
| 48323 | Franklin, Benjamin | Vernier, ——, chevalier de | From Benjamin Franklin to the Chevalier de Vernier, 10 … | 1782-01-10 | Copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 8th.... |
| 48324 | Franklin, Benjamin | Schweighauser, Jean-Daniel | From Benjamin Franklin to Schweighauser, 8 April 1779 | 1779-04-08 | Copy: Library of Congress I have before me your favour of the 3d. inst. I am glad to hear of the... |
| 48325 | Franklin, Benjamin | Williams, Jonathan | From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, 3 November … | 1764-11-03 | ALS : Yale University Library The Case of the Armonica came home to Night, and the Spindle with... |
| 48326 | Franklin, Benjamin | Power of Attorney to Deborah Franklin, 30 August 1733 | 1733-08-30 | Printed form with MS insertions in blanks: American Philosophical Society Know all Men by these... | |
| 48327 | Franklin, Benjamin | Wright, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Wright, 26 June 1755 | 1755-06-26 | Transcript: John L.W. Mifflin, Middlebush, N.J. (1955) I am glad to learn that the Flour is... |
| 48328 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 6 February … | 1772-02-06 | ALS : Yale University Library If I complain’d of your seldom Writing, the Case is now alter’d,... |
| 48329 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hillary & Scot | From Benjamin Franklin to Messrs. Hillary and Scot, 8 … | 1760-04-08 | Draft: American Philosophical Society I receiv’d yours of the 26th past, with the Invoice and... |
| 48330 | Franklin, Benjamin | Ray, Catharine | From Benjamin Franklin to Catharine Ray, 26 August 1756 | 1756-08-26 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I receiv’d your very agreable Line [of] the 2d. Inst. in... |
| 48331 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 8 March 1762 | 1762-03-08 | ALS : Yale University Library Your good Mama has just been saying to me that she wonders what can... |
| 48332 | Franklin, Benjamin | Ewing, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Ewing, 4 April 1783 | 1783-04-04 | LS : University of Pittsburgh Library This Line will be put into your Hands by Mr. Redford from... |
| 48333 | Franklin, Benjamin | Roussille, Pierre | From Benjamin Franklin to Roussille, 12 September 1784 | 1784-09-12 | Press copy of LS : American Philosophical Society J’ai reçu, Monsieur, votre Memoire concernant... |
| 48334 | Franklin, Benjamin | Shrowdy, Mrs. —— | From Benjamin Franklin to Mrs. ——— Shrowdy, 13 July … | 1780-07-13 | Copy: Library of Congress Messrs. Foulke and Fox having signified to me your Desire of going to... |
| 48335 | Franklin, Benjamin | Coffyn, Francis | From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 8 September … | 1779-09-08 | Copy: Library of Congress I duly received yours of the 30th. past, which I Should have answered... |
| 48336 | Franklin, Benjamin | Dumas, Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric | From Benjamin Franklin to [Dumas], [between 17 and 19 … | ≈1779-05-17 | Incomplete copy: Library of Congress in a Week. The Business has required a longer [ remainder of... |
| 48337 | Franklin, Benjamin | “My Ink with a Little Loaf Sugar,” 11 July 1781 | 1781-07-11 | AD : Library of Congress At first glance this document makes little sense: what looks like a... | |
| 48338 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lee, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Lee, 2 March 1778 | 1778-03-02 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society The Accidents that several times prevented our... |
| 48339 | Franklin, Benjamin | Gourlade & Moylan | From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 17 June … | 1780-06-17 | Copy:Library of Congress I am much obliged by your favour of the 13th. Instant. I am persuaded... |
| 48340 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 15 October 1782 | 1782-10-15 | LS : Massachusetts Historical Society A long and painful Illness has prevented my corresponding... |
| 48341 | Franklin, Benjamin | Dalibard, Thomas-François | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas-François Dalibard, 29 … | 1755-06-29 | Copy (extract): The Royal Society; printed (in full) in Benjamin Franklin, Expériences et... |
| 48342 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin, 11 January 1782 | 1782-01-11 | Your Excellency will see by the within the Situation I am in, and will thence judge how far it... |
| 48343 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin: Certificate Concerning Silas Deane, [18 … | 1782-12-18 | Printed in Silas Deane, An Address to the United States of North-America … (New London,... | |
| 48344 | Franklin, Benjamin | Sage, Balthazar-Georges | From Benjamin Franklin to Balthazar-Georges Sage, 16 … | 1778-02-16 | LS : Yale University Library J’ay Lu le memoire de Madame de la Chevalerie que vous m’avez... |
| 48345 | Franklin, Benjamin | Preface to the Declaration of the Boston Town Meeting … | ≈1773-02-01 | Printed in The Votes and Proceedings of the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants of the Town of... | |
| 48346 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hall & Sellers | From Benjamin Franklin to Hall & Sellers, 13 September … | 1784-09-13 | Press copy of LS : American Philosophical Society The Bearer M. Prosper Mouret is recommended to... |
| 48347 | Franklin, Benjamin | Williams, Jonathan Jr. | From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 6 … | 1773-10-06 | ALS : First Federal Savings & Loan Association, Boston (1958) Inclos’d is the Receipt for the... |
| 48348 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 15 December 1763 | 1763-12-15 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I thank you for your kind Congratulations on my safe Return.... |
| 48349 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 2 June 1757 | 1757-06-02 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I have just received yours of the 29th [past. I have made]... |
| 48350 | Franklin, Benjamin | —— | From Benjamin Franklin to ———, 28 November 1768 | 1768-11-28 | Printed in part in The Gentleman’s Magazine , XLIX (supplement, 1779), pp. 647–8; printed in full... |
| 48351 | Franklin, Benjamin | Poor Richard Improved, 1755 | ≈1755-01-01 | Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris … for the Year of our Lord 1755 . … By... | |
| 48352 | Franklin, Benjamin | Williams, Jonathan Jr. | From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 17 … | 1780-06-17 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the... |
| 48353 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bondfield, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Bondfield, 11 September … | 1780-09-11 | Copy: Library of Congress I do not recollect I have ever had any Account what became of the... |
| 48354 | Franklin, Benjamin | La Roche, Martin Lefebvre, abbé de | From Benjamin Franklin to the Abbé Martin Lefebvre de … | 1778-12-07 | AL : Bibliothèque nationale Voici, mon cher Maitre, deux Exercices de plus:— L’un est la Suite de... |
| 48355 | Franklin, Benjamin | Brillon de Jouy, Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt | From Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon, 25 December … | 1781-12-25 | AL and AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Vous me boudes, ma chere Amie, que je n’avois... |
| 48356 | Franklin, Benjamin | Fleury, François-Louis Teissèdre de | From Benjamin Franklin to Fleury, 29 January 1780 | 1780-01-29 | Copy: Library of Congress Having as yet had no Medal struck here, I am not acquainted with any... |
| 48357 | Franklin, Benjamin | Thomson, Charles | From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Thomson, 13 May 1784 | 1784-05-13 | Two LS : Library of Congress, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Yesterday Evening Mr. Hartley... |
| 48358 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bondfield, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Bondfield, 25 February … | 1779-02-25 | Copy: Library of Congress I have before me yours of the 19th & 20th inst. I receiv’d also yours... |
| 48359 | Franklin, Benjamin | Grand, Rodolphe-Ferdinand | From Benjamin Franklin to Ferdinand Grand, 30 May 1780 | 1780-05-30 | ALS : Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution This is to... |
| 48360 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lafayette, Marie-Adrienne-Françoise de Noailles … | From Benjamin Franklin to [the Marquise de Lafayette] … | ≈1778-09-21 | AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Wherever it is in my Power, I should certainly pay the... |