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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48371 | Franklin, Benjamin | Jones, John Paul | From Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, 27 May 1778 | 1778-05-27 | ALS : National Archives; copies: Massachusetts Historical Society, Library of Congress I received... |
| 48372 | Franklin, Benjamin | Constitutional Convention. Second of Benjamin … | 1787-06-02 | Philadelphia, June 2, 1787. On this date Benjamin Franklin moved that the expenses of the... | |
| 48373 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Franklin, [before 1765] | ≈1757-01-01 | MS not found; reprinted from Benjamin Franklin, Experiments ana Observations on Electricity ,... |
| 48374 | Franklin, Benjamin | —— | From Benjamin Franklin to ———, 26 July 1778 | 1778-07-26 | Draft: American Philosophical Society Les affaires dont je suis chargé, Monsieur, ne me... |
| 48375 | Franklin, Benjamin | Folger, Timothy | From Benjamin Franklin to Timothy Folger, 21 August … | 1770-08-21 | ALS : Folger Library I received yours of June 28. and immediately sent the same to the Proprietor... |
| 48376 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 6 April 1773 | 1773-04-06 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I wrote to you of the 14th Feby. and 15th of March,... |
| 48377 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 11 August … | 1762-08-11 | ALS : Henry N. Haiken, New York City (1957) This is the best Paper I can get at this wretched... |
| 48378 | Franklin, Benjamin | Woestyn frères | From Benjamin Franklin to Woestyn frères, 20 April 1779 | 1779-04-20 | Copy: Library of Congress I am very sensible of the Honor you propose to do me in the naming of... |
| 48379 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bache, Richard | From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 1 December … | 1772-12-01 | ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress I have received yours of Oct. 6 and 13. and Sally’s... |
| 48380 | Franklin, Benjamin | Schweighauser, Jean-Daniel | From Benjamin Franklin to Schweighauser, 17 September … | 1779-09-17 | Copy: Library of Congress I have now before me your favours of july 31. & Aug. 19. Your testimony... |
| 48381 | Franklin, Benjamin | Gouverneur, Isaac | From Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Gouverneur and Samuel … | 1781-11-22 | AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the Honour of Writing... |
| 48382 | Franklin, Benjamin | Kames, Henry Home, Lord | From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Kames, 21 February 1769 | 1769-02-21 | ALS : Scottish Record Office I received your excellent Paper on the preferable Use of Oxen in... |
| 48383 | Franklin, Benjamin | Advertisement for Wagons, 26 April 1755 | 1755-04-26 | Broadside: American Philosophical Society; also Boston Public Library Whereas 150 Waggons, with 4... | |
| 48384 | Franklin, Benjamin | Juvel neveux & Cauchoit | From Benjamin Franklin to Juvel Neveux & Cauchoit, 23 … | 1780-09-23 | L (draft): American Philosophical Society M. Franklin a reçu la Lettre que Messrs. Juvel neveux... |
| 48385 | Franklin, Benjamin | All Commanders of Vessels of War | From Benjamin Franklin to All Commanders of Vessels of … | 1779-03-04 | ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress To all Commanders of... |
| 48386 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Samuel | From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Franklin, 13 January … | 1772-01-13 | ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I received your kind Letter of Nov. 8. and... |
| 48387 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin’s Journal, 1–3 January 1782 | ≈1782-01-01 | AD : Library of Congress Went to Court; which was full, as usual on New-Years day. Visit with the... | |
| 48388 | Franklin, Benjamin | Soller, —— | From Benjamin Franklin to Soller, 28 January 1779 | 1779-01-28 | ALS : Haverford College Library As the Commerce is now open between France and America, the... |
| 48389 | Franklin, Benjamin | Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de | From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 24 March 1783 | 1783-03-24 | LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; draft: American Philosophical Society Je... |
| 48390 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lee, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Lee, 2 April 1779 | 1779-04-02 | Copy: Library of Congress Before I apply for the Arms you desire, I wish to be informed whether... |
| 48391 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hartley, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 26 February … | 1778-02-26 | ALS : New York Public Library; transcript: Library of Congress I receiv’d yours of the 18th and... |
| 48392 | Franklin, Benjamin | Morgan, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Morgan, 16 August 1762 | 1762-08-16 | ALS : Yale University Library I ought before now to have acknowledg’d the Receipt of a Letter... |
| 48393 | Franklin, Benjamin | Draft of a Petition from the Colonial Agents to the … | ≈1769-02-24 | Copy: Charles Garth Letterbook, South Carolina Archives Department The fate of the petition that... | |
| 48394 | Franklin, Benjamin | Advertisement to Wagoners, 6 May 1755 | 1755-05-06 | Broadside: Yale University Library Notice is hereby given to all who have contracted to send... | |
| 48395 | Franklin, Benjamin | Le Roy, Jean-Baptiste | From Benjamin Franklin to [Jean-Baptiste] Le Roy … | ≈1778-12-18 | AL (draft): American Philosophical Society M. Franklin requests M. Le Roy to tell him the Name of... |
| 48396 | Franklin, Benjamin | Partridge, Elizabeth Hubbart | From Benjamin Franklin to Elizabeth Hubbart Partridge … | 1772-01-13 | ALS (letterbook draft; incomplete): American Philosophical Society I received your angry-a-little... |
| 48397 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adamoli, —— | From Benjamin Franklin to Adamoli, 29 January 1780 … | 1779-01-29 | Copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 22.... |
| 48398 | Franklin, Benjamin | Morellet, abbé André | From Benjamin Franklin to the Abbé Morellet, [after 5 … | ≈1779-07-05 | Reprinted from M. Lémontey, ed., Mémoires de l’abbé Morellet … (2 vols., Paris, 1821), I , 294–7;... |
| 48399 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 3 April 1779 | 1779-04-03 | LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me... |
| 48400 | Franklin, Benjamin | “A Virginian”: Second Reply to Mr. Pym, 5 September … | 1765-09-05 | Printed in Lloyd’s Evening Post, And British Chronicle , September 9–11, 1765. The grounds for... |