801From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Pownall, [9 September 1756] (Franklin Papers)
Extract: Huntington Library; Public Record Office, London The circular Letter You show’d me the...
802From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 23 September 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Duplicate: Pierpont Morgan Library I enclose three Bills, viz. A second for £50 Sterling, drawn...
803Mutiny Act, [4 November 1756] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted (in part only) from The Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1801 , V (Wm....
804From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 5 November 1756 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library; also extract: The Royal Society The above is a Copy of my last,...
805Draft of a Speech for William Denny, [12 November 1756] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission At the Council meeting following receipt of...
806From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 13 November 1756 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from William Duane, ed., The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin , VI...
807Draft of a Speech for William Denny, [15 November 1756] (Franklin Papers)
Copy : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Teedyuscung, responding to Denny’s “Question...
808Draft for a Speech by William Denny, [17 November 1756] (Franklin Papers)
Draft: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission On November 16, Teedyuscung replied to...
809From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 22 November 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Duplicate: Pierpont Morgan Library; also extract: The Royal Society Since mine of the 5th...
810From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 19 December 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Duplicate: Pierpont Morgan Library I have now the Pleasure of yours of the 7th and 10th. of...
811From Benjamin Franklin to Henry Bouquet with Memoranda, [26 December 1756] (Franklin Papers)
Letter: Draft: Library of Congress. Memoranda: I and II : Library of Congress; III : American...
812From Benjamin Franklin to Edward and Jane Mecom, 30 December 1756 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You will receive this by the Hand of your Son Benjamin, on...
813From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 31 December 1756 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Free Library of Philadelphia This serves only to cover a Bill of Exchange drawn by B. Mecom...
814Queries on Frontier Settlement and Defense, 1756 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from William Duane, Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin … with a Postliminious...
815Poor Richard Improved, 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris … for the Year of our Lord 1757: … By...
816From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 1 January 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Original ALS not found; duplicate: Pierpont Morgan Library I wrote you yesterday a Line or two...
817From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 1 January 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Rosenbach Foundation; duplicate: Huntington Library I wrote you a Line or two yesterday,...
818From Benjamin Franklin to Elizabeth Hubbart, 13 January 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Your Story is well told and entertaining Only let me...
819Memorandum on Allowances for Officers’ Quarters, 20 January 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: Library of Congress The Commissioners voted to allow the Officers of the King’s Forces,...
820From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 31 January 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library The preceding are Copies of my late Letters; to which I have little...
821From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 31 January 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Huntington Library The above is a Copy of my last I have now before me your Favour of Sept....
822From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Charles, 1 February 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society I receiv’d your several Favours of August 14. Sept. 18...
823From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Partridge, 1 February 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society It is long since I had any of your Favours. I should now...
824From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 21 February 1757 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., A Collection of the Familiar Letters and...
825From Benjamin Franklin to William Coleman, 22 February 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Copy, MS minutes: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Recollecting Coll. Ludwell’s...
826From Benjamin Franklin to William Parsons, 22 February 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I thank you for the Intelligence from Fort Allen, relating...
827From Benjamin Franklin to the Earl of Loudoun, 3 March 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Huntington Library I thank your Lordship for the Information you have been pleas’d to...
828From Benjamin Franklin to Catharine Ray, 3 March 1757 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., A Collection of the Familiar Letters and...
829Authorization to William Frizzel to Carry Mail, 10 March 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : Princeton University Library I do hereby permit William Frizzel, to carry and deliver...
830A Testimonial, 11 March 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in John Gordon’s Mathematical Traverse Table, &c . Printed in the Year 1758, and Sold by...
831From Benjamin Franklin to the Earl of Loudoun: Answers to Criticisms of the Supply Bill, [21 March 1757] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Huntington Library When news that Lord Loudoun intended to hold a council of war in...
832From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Ward, 24 March 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Nantucket Atheneum I inclose you some of the Grain called Whisk Corn, or Broom Corn. It...
833To Benjamin Franklin from John Hughes with Franklin’s Receipt, [24 March 1757] (Franklin Papers)
I. MS not found; reprinted from Pennsylvania History , VI (1939), 15; II. ADS : Yale University...
834William Denny, Franklin, and the Provincial Commissioners: Order to Pay Lewis Ourry, 29 March 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Per Week Col. 20 s . Pay to Lieut. Lewis Ourry, or...
835Bill to the Proprietors, 30 March 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : Friends Library of the Society of Friends, London; also copy: Historical Society of...
836Philadelphia Post Office Accounts, 1757–1764 (Franklin Papers)
MS account papers: American Philosophical Society In addition to the Philadelphia Post Office...
837Account of Expenses, 1757–1762 (Franklin Papers)
MS account book: American Philosophical Society “Account of Expences of my Voyage to England...
838From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Norris, 2 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The enclos’d Account was settled by the late...
839Receipt for Bills of Exchange, 3 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania List of Bills of Exchange Sterling Scot & McMichael...
840Memorandum Book, 1757–1776 (Franklin Papers)
MS account book: American Philosophical Society [April 3, 1757] Before leaving for England...
841From Benjamin Franklin to William Dunlap, 4 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I now appoint you Postmaster of Philadelphia, during our...
842Power of Attorney to Deborah Franklin, 4 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Printed form with MS insertions in blanks: American Philosophical Society Know all Men by these...
843From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 5 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Franklin and his son left Philadelphia on Monday, April 4,...
844From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 11 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I received the Exemplifications of the Royal Grant, Charter and...
845From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Hazard, 11 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: American Philosophical Society Your Absence when the Business was to be done for Mr....
846From Benjamin Franklin to Henry Bouquet, 14 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society I thank you for the Letter you have favour’d me with to...
847From Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Garden, 14 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society I am here waiting the Departure of the Pacquet in which I...
848From Benjamin Franklin to John Lining, 14 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Yale University Library; also draft (incomplete): American Philosophical Society It is a...
849From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 19 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote a few Lines to you yesterday, but omitted to answer...
850Commission to James Parker as Comptroller of the Post Office, 22 April 1757 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: American Philosophical Society Sometime after their appointment as joint deputy...