To Benjamin Franklin from James Parker, 30 October 1769: résumé
From James Parker
ALS: American Philosophical Society
[New York October 30, 1769. Is recovering after six weeks from the worst fit of gout he has ever had. Pain is gone, but he is so weak he can scarcely stand; “so have only Patience and Flannel.” Has heard nothing from Franklin, and nothing has happened in the Post Office since he last wrote.]