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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Alexander, 29 January … | 1753-01-29 | ..., then the Neglect of Mentioning the Smoaking the Eyeglass before he Looks at the Sun thro’... |
| 2 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 9–28 January … | ≈1769-01-09 | ...two small speculums, two sets of tubes with eyeglasses, a brass frame with smoked glasses, and... |
| 3 | Franklin, Benjamin | Winthrop, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Winthrop, 11 March 1769 | 1769-03-11 | ...n. A Galilean telescope is refracting, with a concave eyeglass. |
| 4 | Sykes, H. | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from [H.] Sykes, 26 January 1779 | 1779-01-26 | ...all kinds of scientific instruments as well as eyeglasses and served as a go-between for his... |
| 5 | Parent de Bellehache, —— | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Parent de Bellehache and … | 1782-12-18 | ...objects: an engraving, a pair of his eyeglasses, and a pen used to compose the... |
| 6 | Jefferson, Thomas | McAllister, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John McAllister, 5 June 1804 | 1804-06-05 | ...as John McAllister & Son. TJ ordered eyeglasses for himself and others from the optician’... |
| 7 | Lyle, James | Jefferson, Thomas | James Lyle to Thomas Jefferson, 3 January 1811 | 1811-01-03 | eyeglasses [index entry] household articles; eyeglasses [index entry] |
| 8 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lyle, James | Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 27 January 1811 | 1811-01-27 | eyeglasses [index entry] household articles; eyeglasses [index entry] |
| 9 | Lyle, James | Jefferson, Thomas | James Lyle to Thomas Jefferson, 23 March 1811 | 1811-03-23 | eyeglasses [index entry] household articles; eyeglasses [index entry] |
| 10 | Jefferson, Thomas | Clay, Charles | Thomas Jefferson to Charles Clay, 12 November 1814 | 1814-11-12 | Clay, Charles; eyeglasses for [index entry] eyeglasses [index entry] |