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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | Franklin, Benjamin | Printer of The London Chronicle | From Benjamin Franklin to the Printer of The London … | 1758-12-30 | Printed in The London Chronicle: or Universal Evening Post , December 28–30, 1758; draft:... |
| 752 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to [William Strahan], [1759–62 … | ≈1759-01-01 | ALS (draft): Blumhaven Library (1957) I have perus’d the Parts you put into my Hands of the new... |
| 753 | Franklin, Benjamin | Norris, Isaac | From Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Norris, 1759 | ≈1759-01-01 | Duplicate Yale University Library When I first began to treat with the Proprietors, they desired... |
| 754 | Franklin, Benjamin | List of Franklin Birthdays, [1759] | ≈1759-01-01 | AD : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The Birthdays of the Children of Josiah and Ann Franklin... | |
| 755 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, [1759?] | ≈1759-01-01 | ALS : Library of Congress At length I have found an Hour, in which I think I may chat with my... |
| 756 | Franklin, Benjamin | Comments on Hoadly and Wilson’s Electrical Pamphlet, 28 … | 1759-01-28 | AD : American Philosophical Society; italicized text summarized from Dr. [Benjamin] Hoadly and... | |
| 757 | Franklin, Benjamin | Petition to the King in Council, [2 February 1759] | 1759-02-02 | I. Draft: American Philosophical Society. II. Copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; also two... | |
| 758 | Franklin, Benjamin | Preface to Dr. Heberden’s Pamphlet on Inoculation, 16 … | 1759-02-16 | Printed in [William Heberden], Some Account of the Success of Inoculation for the Small-Pox in... | |
| 759 | Franklin, Benjamin | Norris, Isaac | From Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Norris, 19 March 1759 | 1759-03-19 | LS : Yale University Library This unusually full and explicit letter describes more clearly than... |
| 760 | Franklin, Benjamin | Pemberton, Israel | From Benjamin Franklin to Israel Pemberton, 19 March … | 1759-03-19 | LS : Boston Public Library I received your Favour of December 11, and January 19. By those Ships... |
| 761 | Franklin, Benjamin | Holme, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Holme, 27 March 1759 | 1759-03-27 | Draft: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received your Favour of the 17th. Instant, with the... |
| 762 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lords Commissioners of the Treasury | From Benjamin Franklin to the Lords Commissioners of … | ≈1759-04-01 | ADS : Public Record Office, London Pursuant to William Pitt’s promises, conveyed to the colonial... |
| 763 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, [c. 7 April … | 1759-04-07 | LS (incomplete): American Philosophical Society [ First part missing ] By the same I shall write... |
| 764 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 7 April 1759 | 1759-04-07 | LS : Yale University Library Mr. Galloway I have your Favours of November 18 and February 9.... |
| 765 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hall, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, 8 April 1759 | 1759-04-08 | LS : Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia I have yours of Novr. 20. Decr. 5 and 8,... |
| 766 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 12 April … | 1759-04-12 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Calling here just now, I find a Bag not taken away, and as... |
| 767 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 4 May 1759 | 1759-05-04 | MS not found; reprinted from Smyth, Writings , III , 478–9. Hearing that you was in the Park last... |
| 768 | Franklin, Benjamin | Printer of The London Chronicle | From Benjamin Franklin to the Printer of The London … | 1759-05-09 | Printed in The London Chronicle: or, Universal Evening Post , May 10–12, 1759. Paul Leicester... |
| 769 | Franklin, Benjamin | Delaval, Edward Hussey | Certificate of Nomination to the Royal Society, 17 May … | 1759-05-17 | DS : The Royal Society, London Franklin was elected a fellow of the Royal Society on April 29,... |
| 770 | Franklin, Benjamin | Remarks on Thomas Penn’s Estimate of the Province, 29 … | 1759-05-29 | Printed in [Richard Jackson], An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of... | |
| 771 | Franklin, Benjamin | Heberden, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Heberden, 7 June 1759 | 1759-06-07 | ALS : Harvard College Library Tourmaline crystals, brought to Europe from the East by the Dutch... |
| 772 | Franklin, Benjamin | Norris, Isaac | From Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Norris, 9 June 1759 | 1759-06-09 | Duplicate: Yale University Library It gives me great Pleasure to learn by yours of the 12th. of... |
| 773 | Franklin, Benjamin | Wright, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Wright, 9 July 1759 | 1759-07-09 | LS : Yale University Library; transcript: John L. W. Mifflin, Middlebush, N.J. (1955) By the... |
| 774 | Franklin, Benjamin | Wright, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Wright, 9 July 1759 | 1759-07-09 | Copy: William L. Clements Library When Mr. Hunter came to Town, I conferr’d with him on the... |
| 775 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 14 July 1759 | 1759-07-14 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your kind Letter of Jany. 31. You are very good... |
| 776 | Franklin, Benjamin | Kinnersley, Ebenezer | From Benjamin Franklin to Ebenezer Kinnersley, 28 July … | 1759-07-28 | MS not found; reprinted from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography , XIII (1889),... |
| 777 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 6 August … | 1759-08-06 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote to you already by this Ship, but have since receiv’d... |
| 778 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 29 August … | 1759-08-29 | ALS : American Philosophical Society This letter is the first document connected with the long... |
| 779 | Franklin, Benjamin | Strahan, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 6 September … | 1759-09-06 | ALS : Yale University Library Your agreable Letter of the 4th August, is just come to hand, being... |
| 780 | Franklin, Benjamin | Dick, Sir Alexander | From Benjamin Franklin to Sir Alexander Dick, [5 … | 1759-10-05 | ALS : Mrs. Ailsa Joan Mary Dick-Cunyngham, Prestonfield, Edinburgh (1955) Dr. Franklin and his... |
| 781 | Franklin, Benjamin | Dick, Sir Alexander | From Benjamin Franklin to Sir Alexander and Lady Dick … | ≈1759-10-15 | Copy: Mrs. Ailsa Joan Mary Dick-Cunyngham, Prestonfield, Edinburgh (1955) Verses by Doctor... |
| 782 | Franklin, Benjamin | A Description of Those, Who, at Any Rate, Would Have a … | 1759-11-24 | Printed in The London Chronicle: or Universal Evening Post , November 22–24, 1759. The two... | |
| 783 | Franklin, Benjamin | Humourous Reasons for Restoring Canada, 27 December … | 1759-12-27 | Printed in The London Chronicle: or, Universal Evening Post , December 25–27, 1759. News of the... | |
| 784 | Franklin, Benjamin | Woodfall, Henry Sampson | From Benjamin Franklin to Henry S. Woodfall, [before 22 … | ≈1760-01-01 | AL : American Philosophical Society This note went to the recipient, then to a mutual friend,... |
| 785 | Franklin, Benjamin | Baskerville, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Baskerville, [1760?] | ≈1760-01-01 | MS not found; reprinted from The General Evening Post . ( London ), Aug. 9–11, 1763; The London... |
| 786 | Franklin, Benjamin | Penn, Ann | From Benjamin Franklin to [Ann Penn?], [1760] | ≈1760-01-01 | ALS : University of Chicago Library If the proposed identification of the addressee is correct,... |
| 787 | Franklin, Benjamin | —— | From Benjamin Franklin to ——, [1760?] | ≈1760-01-01 | Draft (fragment): Library of Congress This fragment in Franklin’s hand is written on what appears... |
| 788 | Franklin, Benjamin | Dick, Sir Alexander | From Benjamin Franklin to Sir Alexander Dick, 3 January … | 1760-01-03 | ALS : New York Public Library After we took leave of you, we spent some Weeks in Yorkshire and... |
| 789 | Franklin, Benjamin | Kames, Henry Home, Lord | From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Kames, 3 January 1760 | 1760-01-03 | ALS : Scottish Record Office I ought long before this time to have acknowledg’d the Receipt of... |
| 790 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hughes, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Hughes, 7 January 1760 | 1760-01-07 | Draft (incomplete): American Philosophical Society On my Return from our Northern Journey, I... |
| 791 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 9 January … | 1760-01-09 | Duplicate: Yale University Library The enclos’d are Copies of my last to you per the Pacquet:... |
| 792 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 9 January 1760 | 1760-01-09 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I received a Letter or two from you, in which I perceive you... |
| 793 | Franklin, Benjamin | Minute of the Associates of the Late Dr. Bray, 17 … | 1760-01-17 | MS : University of Virginia Library At a meeting of the Associates of the late Dr. Bray called... | |
| 794 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 14 February … | 1760-02-14 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I see I must overcome the Indolence so natural to old Men,... |
| 795 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 21 February … | 1760-02-21 | ALS : American Philosophical Society; transcript: Harvard College Library (Sparks) Since I wrote... |
| 796 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 26 February … | 1760-02-26 | ALS : Yale University Library The above is a Copy of mine per Capt. House Since which I have... |
| 797 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 27 February … | 1760-02-27 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Lemar doing me the Favour to call on me, and acquaint me... |
| 798 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 5 March … | 1760-03-05 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I receiv’d the Enclos’d some time since from Mr. Strahan. I... |
| 799 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 18 March … | 1760-03-18 | ALS : American Philosphical Society Being just told by Mr. Wickoff, that he goes tomorrow for... |
| 800 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, [28 March … | 1760-03-28 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Yesterday I receiv’d your [Letter] of Feb. 10. in which you... |