Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Franklin, 11 July 1785

From Benjamin Franklin

Passy 11 July 1785.

Dr. Franklin requests Mr. Jefferson to do what he thinks is proper on the subject of the Letter inclosed, and afterwards to make answer to the writer.

RC (DLC); in William Temple Franklin’s hand. Enclosure not identified.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Franklin, 11 July 1785
    Author
    Franklin, Benjamin
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    11 July 1785

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Franklin, 11 July 1785,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-08-02-0217. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 8, 25 February–31 October 1785, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1953, p. 282.]

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