1311To Benjamin Franklin from a Committee of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 28 May 1772: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; minutebook copy: Library Company of Philadelphia <Philadelphia, May 28, 1772: They enclose a draft on John Whitmore for £125 from Stocker & Wharton & John Wilcocks at thirty days’ sight, dated May 26 in favor of and endorsed by Josiah Hewes, to pay for the books ordered through Sparks for the Library Company. If the amount is insufficient, they will...
1312To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 29 May 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have but just Time to acknowledge the Receipt of yours per my Brother, whose Arival we had been long wishing for, but our pleasure was greatly damped by seeing him in such a state of Health; he has not been out since he first entered the House, and is at present very low, we are all fearfull he is consuming fast. I received per him only three 2d Volumes...
1313To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Rhoads, 30 May 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Loxly going early in the Morning to Morrow for London, gives me the Opertunity of Acknowledging thy Favour per Falconer, which with several Canal Papers and Pamphlets came safe to Hand, and I hope will be usefull as I find the Reports of the great Engineers, Smeaton Brindly &ct concerning the Scotch Canal, contain a great deal of Instruction to us...
1314To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 31 May 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Nous avons icy beaucoup de mauvais Catholiques qui, parcequ’ils ont manqué une année a faire leurs paques, n’osent plus jamais retourner a confesse. Je ne perds pas courage si aisement, ou je vous suis plus attaché qu’ils ne le sont au st. Siege. Un morne silence de deux ans m’a sensiblement affligé, mais ne m’empechera pas de profiter de l’occasion de M M...
1315To Benjamin Franklin from John Walsh: Two Notes, [before June 1772?] (Franklin Papers)
AL : (1) University of Pennsylvania Library; (2) Historical Society of Pennsylvania The two brief notes below appear insignificant, but they belong to a scientific correspondence that continued intermittently for at least a year, and that chronicled a major advance in the knowledge of animal electricity. The writer, John Walsh (1726–95), was a man who developed his experimental bent late in...
1316To Benjamin Franklin from William Brownrigg, 12 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have this moment received a letter from Sir John Pringle, in which he is pleased to acquaint me that he shortly intends me the favour of a visit; that you accompany him to Leeds, and may possibly come with him so far as this place. I have great reason to beleive that you will not very willingly part from Sir John on this excursion, or he from you; I...
1317To Benjamin Franklin from William Franklin, 12 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Soon after I received your Letter enclosing a Copy of a Grant of Lands in Pennsylvania to Major Robert Thompson, which you received from Mr. Whately, I happened to meet with our Friend Mr. Galloway, and mentioning the Matter to him, I found he was perfectly acquainted with every Circumstance relative to the Grant, owing to his having been formerly Attorney...
1318To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Priestley, 13 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You make me very happy by the near prospect of seeing you and Sir John Pringle at Leeds. I shall be intirely at liberty to receive you, and I hope you will contrive to stay as long as possible in this town and neighbourhood. I thank you for the Native of New England . I had casually seen the same paper, and was particularly struck with it, without having...
1319To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 13 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Bearer hereof Mr. Adam Winthrop is son to Doctr Winthrop of Cambridge, who you are so well acquainted with, that I need say nothing of the Connection. But with regard to this Gentleman, he is an intimate acquaintance of mine, and a person for whom I have a very great Esteem, therefore beg leave to reccomend him to your Civilities. Mr. Bancroft’s Stay...
1320To Benjamin Franklin from Mary Bache, 14 June 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Oh with what joy, and pleasure [did] I receive your wellcome letter, with the acoun[t of the] Safe arival of our Dear Son, which he will [ torn ] his Dear family, to think of his, and Dear Sally [ torn ] Makes me quit So. I have been very uneas[y for this?] Month past, and this last week I was quit[e so; not?] hearing any thing of him of So long a time, I...