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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... | |
| 48401 | Franklin, Benjamin | Joseph Gardoqui & fils | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Gardoqui & fils, 4 … | 1780-07-04 | Copy: Library of Congress Your respected Letter of the 25th. past came duly to hand. Captain... |
| 48402 | Franklin, Benjamin | Jay, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Jay, 30 June 1781 | 1781-06-30 | LS : Royal Library, Windsor; AL (draft) and two copies: Library of Congress You acquaint me that... |
| 48403 | Franklin, Benjamin | Le Roy, Jean-Baptiste | From Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Baptiste LeRoy, 21 … | 1768-09-21 | ALS : Bibliothèque Nationale I received your Favour by M. L’Abbé Taglieri, and am oblig’d to you... |
| 48404 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Hewson, 13 June 1782 | 1782-06-13 | ALS : Yale University Library I received your pleasing Letter of the 1st of May thro’ the hands... |
| 48405 | Franklin, Benjamin | Notice to Subscribers, 25 January 1752 | 1752-01-25 | Printed in Die Hoch Teutsche und Englische Zeitung, January 25, 1752. Die Hoch Teutsche und... | |
| 48406 | Franklin, Benjamin | Norris, Charles | From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Norris, 2 April 1757 | 1757-04-02 | ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The enclos’d Account was settled by the late... |
| 48407 | Franklin, Benjamin | Brillon de Jouy, Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt | From Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon, [before 1 … | ≈1781-06-15 | AL : Hôtel des Commissaires-Priseurs, Paris (1970) ; AL (draft): American Philosophical Society... |
| 48408 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to [Mary Hewson], [after 27 … | ≈1778-11-27 | AL (draft): American Philosophical Society I am sometimes apprehensive that my not Writing to... |
| 48409 | Franklin, Benjamin | Peale, Charles Willson | From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Willson Peale, 4 July … | 1771-07-04 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your obliging Letter of April 21 and it gave me... |
| 48410 | Franklin, Benjamin | Deslandes, Pierre Delaunay | From Benjamin Franklin to [Pierre Delaunay?] des … | 1779-11-23 | Copy: Library of Congress Not understanding well enough the french language and the technical... |
| 48411 | Franklin, Benjamin | Morris, Robert | From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris, 12 August 1782 | 1782-08-12 | Copy and transcript: National Archives I have received, many of them at the same time, your... |
| 48412 | Franklin, Benjamin | Noeufville de Brunaubois-Montador … | From Benjamin Franklin to the Chevalier de Noeufville … | 1779-01-12 | L (draft) or copy: Library of Congress Les affaires dont je suis chargé, Monsieur, ne m’ont pas... |
| 48413 | Franklin, Benjamin | Huntington, Samuel | From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Huntington, 3 December … | 1780-12-03 | Two LS and transcript: National Archives; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I duly... |
| 48414 | Franklin, Benjamin | Montbarey, Alexandre-Marie-Léonor de Saint-Mauris … | From Benjamin Franklin to the Prince de Montbarey, 18 … | 1780-01-18 | Copy: Library of Congress Monsieur Noirmont de La Neuville has produced to me a Number of... |
| 48415 | Franklin, Benjamin | Eliot, Jared | From Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, 11 February 1752 | 1752-02-11 | ALS : Yale University Library I received your Favour per my Son, and return my Thanks for your... |
| 48416 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 31 March 1782 | 1782-03-31 | ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society I received yours of the 10th Instant, and am of Opinion... |
| 48417 | Franklin, Benjamin | Golowkin, Wilhelmina von Mosheim, comtesse de | From Benjamin Franklin to [the Comtesse de Golowkin] … | ≈1780-12-06 | AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Mr. F. prie sa fidelle Interpréte de jetter ses beaux... |
| 48418 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 24 December 1767 | 1767-12-24 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I have received yours of Oct. 23. and condole with you most... |
| 48419 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | Power of Attorney to Deborah Franklin, 4 April 1757 | 1757-04-04 | Printed form with MS insertions in blanks: American Philosophical Society Know all Men by these... |
| 48420 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lee, Arthur | From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 3 May 1779 | 1779-05-03 | Copies: Library of Congress, Harvard University Library I did write to the Gentlemen at Nantes... |
| 48421 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin’s Contributions to a Pamphlet by George … | ≈1774-03-01 | Printed in [George Whatley,] Principles of Trade, Fredom and Protection Are Its Best Suport:... | |
| 48422 | Franklin, Benjamin | Martha Careful and Caelia Shortface, 28 January 1729 | 1729-01-28 | Printed in The American Weekly Mercury , January 28, 1728/9. When Samuel Keimer forestalled... | |
| 48423 | Franklin, Benjamin | Poor Richard Improved, 1750 | ≈1750-01-01 | Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris … for the Year of our Lord 1750 . … By... | |
| 48424 | Franklin, Benjamin | Grand, Rodolphe-Ferdinand | From Benjamin Franklin to Ferdinand Grand, 4 December … | 1780-12-04 | Copies: American Philosophical Society, Library of Congress In case you furnish Mr de Chaumont... |
| 48425 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Franklin, 27 September … | 1750-09-27 | Transcript: Vassar B. Carlton, Titusville, Florida (1955) I received yours of the 17th Inst. with... |
| 48426 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin’s Notes for a Conversation with Lord Chatham … | 1775-01-31 | AD and copy: Library of Congress In the debate in the House of Lords on January 20 Lord Chatham,... | |
| 48427 | Franklin, Benjamin | Horsfield, Timothy | From Benjamin Franklin to Timothy Horsfield, 28 January … | 1756-01-28 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the Pleasure to inform you that the 6 Waggons are... |
| 48428 | Franklin, Benjamin | St. Farre, abbé —— de | From Benjamin Franklin to St. Farre, 31 March 1782 | 1782-03-31 | Copy: Library of Congress I do not recollect that I have ever known or seen the Person you... |
| 48429 | Franklin, Benjamin | Pringle, Sir John | From Benjamin Franklin to Sir John Pringle, [1767?] | ≈1767-01-01 | Draft: American Philosophical Society I have attentively perused the Remarks of Capt. Coats,... |
| 48430 | Franklin, Benjamin | Peters, Richard | From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Peters, 12 September … | 1777-09-12 | Copy: National Archives The Bearer Monsieur Gerard, is recommended to me by M. Dubourg, a... |
| 48431 | Franklin, Benjamin | Jay, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Jay, [before 18 July … | ≈1783-07-03 | Copies: Massachusetts Historical Society, Library of Congress Mr. F. submits it to the... |
| 48432 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Benjamin Franklin to the Marquis de Lafayette, 17 … | 1779-08-17 | Copy: Library of Congress I received duly your much esteemed favours of july 12. and Aug. 3.— You... |
| 48433 | Franklin, Benjamin | Williams, Jonathan Sr. | From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Sr., 7 … | 1773-07-07 | LS : Pierpont Morgan Library; ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress In looking over your... |
| 48434 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hartley, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 8 May 1783 | 1783-05-08 | Copies: Public Record Office, William L. Clements Library, Library of Congress, Massachusetts... |
| 48435 | Franklin, Benjamin | Ryan, Luke | From Benjamin Franklin to Luke Ryan, 2 October 1779 | 1779-10-02 | Copy: Library of Congress Being much pleased with your Auctivity and Bravery, in distressing the... |
| 48436 | Franklin, Benjamin | Brochier, —— | From Benjamin Franklin to ——— Brochier, 24 August 1781 | 1781-08-24 | AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress On Enquiry this Day I do not find that you have yet... |
| 48437 | Franklin, Benjamin | Logan, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, 20 January 1750 | 1750-01-20 | MS not found; reprinted from extract in Sparks, Works , VI , 100. The magical squares, how... |
| 48438 | Franklin, Benjamin | Jay, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Jay, 28 November 1782 | 1782-11-28 | ALS : John Carter Brown Library I received the Letter you did me the Honour of writing to me the... |
| 48439 | Franklin, Benjamin | Spangenberg, Augustus Gottlieb | From Benjamin Franklin to Augustus Gottlieb … | 1756-01-30 | Extract: Archives of the Moravian Church, Bethlehem I receiv’d your Favour of the 29th: relating... |
| 48440 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin, 31 March 1782 | 1782-03-31 | I received yours of the 10th Instant, and am of Opinion with you, that the English will evacuate... |