8121To Benjamin Franklin from William Shervington, 20 June 1753 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Royal Society, Philosophical Transactions , XLVIII , pt. 1 (1753), 318–19. Mr. Benjamin Mecom having received half a dozen circulatory letters from you relating to Mercury’s transit over the sun the 6 of last May, he put them into my hands. One would have sufficed for our island, as we are not overburthen’d with men, who have a taste that way. Hereunder I send you the result of...
8122To Benjamin Franklin from George Clifford & Teysset, 31 May 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We beg leave to trouble your Excelcy. on a Subject which we are persuaded will carry it’s own Apology, as it Concerns one of the Members of The Congress, and Mr. Isaac Hazlehurst of Philadelphia, now in this City, and who has the Honour to be personally known to your Excellency. The Honble Robert Morris Esqr: of Philada lately remitted us Forty thousand...
8123To Benjamin Franklin from the Massachusetts Board of War, 24 October 1777: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Translation: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères <Boston, October 24, 1777, in French: Your public character and responsibilities justify our opening a correspondence to inform you of events since the happy days of Trenton and Princeton. The British have recently occupied Philadelphia and fought Washington at Germantown; our privateers are doing damage, but the middle states are...
8124To Benjamin Franklin from James Milne, 19 May 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I shall be much obliged to you if you will allow me a moment for an audience, and to fix the day when I may present myself to you at Passy. I have to solicit your attention upon objects which concern America. I have the honor to be with the most profound respect Sir, Your very humble & very obedient Servant Addressed: A Monsieur / Monsieur Franklin / en son...
8125To Benjamin Franklin from George Washington, 20 May 1776 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society I do myself the pleasure to Transmit you the Inclosed Letter, which I received yesterday with several others in the condition this is, and containing similar Intelligence; the rest I forwarded to Congress immediately on receipt. They had passed thro the hands of some of the Committees in the Eastern Governments by whom they were opened. On the morning of the...
8126To Benjamin Franklin from Gabriel-Claude Palteau de Veimerange, 6 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Archives de la Marine Vôtre Excellence a été informé qu’il a été embarqué à Brest, dans le courant des mois d’Avril et May derniers, sur les Navires L’ Achille , Le Maurice et la Marie-Therèse , divers Effets et Marchandises pour le service des Etats unis de l’Amérique Septentrionnale, dont j’ai eû l’honneur de vous faire remettre les Etats détaillés....
8127To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Jean Zollicoffer, 7 November 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je crois ne pouvoir mieux m’énoncer vis à vis de Vous que dans une Langue que j’ai beaucoup désiré d’apprendre, et que je ferai ensorte de cultiver par Goût, je vous Suplie, Monsieur, de vouloir bien agréer mes Dévoirs réspectueux et de m’accorder l’honneur de Votre Protection et Appui dans le Déssein où je Suis d’offrir ma Personne et mon peu de Talens au...
8128To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Sherwood, 12 February 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library Some Years ago there was a dispute between Lord Baltimore and the Penn’s Family, respecting as I understand the Boundaries of the two Provinces. I should be much obliged to thee to be Informed in what Year the Decree was made in that Cause, and the Names of the Parties, and indeed every other particular thou can inform me, relating to this Business,...
8129To Benjamin Franklin from David Hall, 24 April 1758 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: American Philosophical Society Yours of December the 9th. I receiv’d per the Packet, by which was glad to hear of your Recovery. I am sorry you can get no good Hand to send over, and bad ones are not worth having. I have sent Mr. Strahan by this opportunity a Bill of Exchange, out of which he will pay you One Hundred Pounds, which makes the Eighth Hundred sent you since you...
8130To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Golowkin, [c. 8 August 1781] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je vous souhaite le bon jour, mon cher Papa, et vous embrasse tendrement, me voilà dans de nouvelles inquiètudes, on parle d’un combat entre Mr. de Rochambeau, et le General Clinton, d’autres disent Lincoln; c’est-il vrai, mon bon Papa? Je ne veux croire que vous— Si je n’ètois obligeè d’aller à Paris, j’aurai ètè vous dire un petit bon jour; quand voulès...