Benjamin Franklin Papers

From Benjamin Franklin to ——— Philip, 17 December 1778

To ——— Philip

AL (draft):3 American Philosophical Society

Passy Dec. 17. 1778

Sir,

It being extreamly improper for me who am a Stranger here, to trouble the Ministers with Solicitations for Persons unknown to me & in Affairs the Nature of which I am ignorant of, I must beg you to excuse my not doing what you desire of me. I return your Papers, as they may be of use to you, & am, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

3. In answer to his of Dec. 12.

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    From Benjamin Franklin to ——— Philip, 17 December 1778
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    Franklin, Benjamin
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    Philip, ——
    Date
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    “From Benjamin Franklin to ——— Philip, 17 December 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 13, 2018, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-28-02-0182. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 28, November 1, 1778, through February 28, 1779, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1990, p. 236.]

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