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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Franklin, Benjamin | Specifications for a Dwelling House, [1757–1775] | ≈1757-01-01 | Draft: American Philosophical Society Obviously written in England, this document cannot... | |
| 702 | Franklin, Benjamin | Poor Richard Improved, 1758 | ≈1758-01-01 | Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris … for the Year of our Lord 1758: … By... | |
| 703 | Franklin, Benjamin | Waring, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Waring, 3 January 1758 | 1758-01-03 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I send you herewith the Extract of Mr. Sturgeon’s Letter,... |
| 704 | Franklin, Benjamin | Pringle, Sir John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Pringle, 6 January 1758 | 1758-01-06 | MS not found; reprinted from Benjamin Franklin, Experiments and Observations on Electricity... |
| 705 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bartram, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Bartram, 11 January 1758 | 1758-01-11 | Extract: The Royal Society I thank you for your Account of the Aurora. A very considerable one... |
| 706 | Franklin, Benjamin | Nourse, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Nourse, 13 January 1758 | 1758-01-13 | Reprinted from Stan V. Henkels, Catalogue No. 965 (June 7–8, 1907), p. 15. Please to send by the... |
| 707 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 14 January … | 1758-01-14 | MS not found; reprinted from Duane, Works , VI , 28–9. I wrote a very long letter to you lately,... |
| 708 | Franklin, Benjamin | Norris, Isaac | From Benjamin Franklin to [Isaac Norris], 14 January … | 1758-01-14 | Extract: Historical Society of Pennsylvania Extract from Mr. Franklin’s Letter. Benjamin Franklin... |
| 709 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 21 January … | 1758-01-21 | MS not found; reprinted from Duane, Works , VI , 29–30. Mr. Lorimer, a friend who is going over... |
| 710 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, [January … | ≈1758-01-01 | ALS (fragments): American Philosophical Society good Order. I receiv’d also his Letter relating... |
| 711 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 17 February … | 1758-02-17 | ALS : Yale University Library I received your Favour of December 5th. by Mr. Hunt; but the Papers... |
| 712 | Franklin, Benjamin | Waring, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Waring, 17 February 1758 | 1758-02-17 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I beg Pardon for not answering sooner your Favour of the... |
| 713 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 19 February … | 1758-02-19 | AL (incomplete): American Philosophical Society I have wrote you several long Letters lately; the... |
| 714 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hall, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, 22 February 1758 | 1758-02-22 | ALS : Salem County [New Jersey] Historical Society I have wrote you a long Letter by this Vessel,... |
| 715 | Franklin, Benjamin | Additional Instructions to the Deputy Postmasters of … | 1758-03-10 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , April 20, 1758. Whereas the News-papers of the several... | |
| 716 | Franklin, Benjamin | Sharpe, Joshua | From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Sharpe, 21 April 1758 | 1758-04-21 | ALS : Boston Public Library I approve very much of engaging Dr. Hay. I know not whether he will... |
| 717 | Franklin, Benjamin | Documents on the Hearing of William Smith’s Petition … | 1758-04-27 | I. Copy: Penn Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania. II. MS : Boston Public Library. III. AD... | |
| 718 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hubbard, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Hubbard, 28 April 1758 | 1758-04-28 | Copy: Harvard College Library In persuance of Mr. Winthrop’s memorandum, which I lately rece’d... |
| 719 | Franklin, Benjamin | Leech, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Leech and Assembly … | 1758-05-13 | LS with ALS postscript: Yale University Library I receiv’d yours of February 6. with the Votes... |
| 720 | Franklin, Benjamin | Kirke, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Kirke, 3 June 1758 | 1758-06-03 | LS : The James Monroe Memorial Foundation Yours of the 1st. of April I received, with a Bill... |
| 721 | Franklin, Benjamin | Leech, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Leech and Assembly … | 1758-06-10 | LS : Yale University Library; draft (incomplete): American Philosophical Society In mine of May... |
| 722 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 10 June … | 1758-06-10 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I was down at Cambridge with Billy when Snead sail’d, so did... |
| 723 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 10 June 1758 | 1758-06-10 | ALS : Yale University Library I have been so full lately in my Letters to the Committee, which... |
| 724 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hall, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, 10 June 1758 | 1758-06-10 | LS : American Philosophical Society I have receiv’d yours of February 6 and February 20.... |
| 725 | Franklin, Benjamin | Pemberton, Israel | From Benjamin Franklin to Israel Pemberton, 10 June … | 1758-06-10 | ALS : Princeton University Library I receiv’d your Favour of the 16th. of March but a few days... |
| 726 | Franklin, Benjamin | Lining, John | From Benjamin Franklin to John Lining, 17 June 1758 | 1758-06-17 | MS not found; reprinted from Benjamin Franklin, Experiments and Observations on Electricity... |
| 727 | Franklin, Benjamin | Fisher, Mary | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Fisher, 31 July 1758 | 1758-07-31 | Draft: Historical Society of Pennsylvania We have been return’d but a few Days from our Ramble... |
| 728 | Franklin, Benjamin | Gravestone Inscriptions at Ecton and Banbury, [July … | ≈1758-07-01 | MS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania When Franklin visited Ecton in Northamptonshire and... | |
| 729 | Franklin, Benjamin | Genealogical Chart of the Franklin Family, [July 1758] | ≈1758-07-01 | AD : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Soon after returning to London from his July visit to... | |
| 730 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson | From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Stevenson, 20 August … | 1758-08-20 | ALS : American Philosophical Society My Son I know intended writing to you this Morning, so as to... |
| 731 | Franklin, Benjamin | A Letter from Father Abraham to His Beloved Son, August … | ≈1758-08-01 | Printed in The New-England Magazine , I , no. 1 (August 1758), 20–8. About a year after... | |
| 732 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 6 September … | 1758-09-06 | MS not found; reprinted in part from Duane, Works , VI , 36–9; in part from The Pennsylvania... |
| 733 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 6 September … | 1758-09-06 | ALS : Yale University Library I have been much in the Country this summer, travelling over great... |
| 734 | Franklin, Benjamin | Norris, Isaac | Accounts with Isaac Norris, 15 September 1758 | 1758-09-15 | MS account: American Philosophical Society; MS account book: Library Company of Philadelphia... |
| 735 | Franklin, Benjamin | Galloway, Joseph | From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 16 September … | 1758-09-16 | ALS : Yale University Library I wrote you a few Lines on the 6th Inst. in which I omitted... |
| 736 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 16 September 1758 | 1758-09-16 | Copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received your Favour of June 17. I wonder you have had... |
| 737 | Franklin, Benjamin | Norris, Charles | From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Norris, 16 September … | 1758-09-16 | ALS : Library of Congress I received your Favours of May 17. and June 15. and am glad the Books... |
| 738 | Franklin, Benjamin | Norris, Isaac | From Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Norris: “Separate … | 1758-09-16 | AD : Library of Congress Baskerville is printing Newton’s Milton in two Volumes, 8vo. I have... |
| 739 | Franklin, Benjamin | Roberts, Hugh | From Benjamin Franklin to Hugh Roberts, 16 September … | 1758-09-16 | ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Your kind Letter of June 1. gave me great Pleasure. I... |
| 740 | Franklin, Benjamin | Printer of The London Chronicle | From Benjamin Franklin to the Printer of The London … | 1758-09-19 | Printed in The London Chronicle: or, Universal Evening Post , September 16–19, 1758. Partly on... |
| 741 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Deborah | From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 21 … | 1758-09-21 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I have wrote you a long Letter of 3 Sheets per Duncan, and... |
| 742 | Franklin, Benjamin | Mecom, Jane | From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 11 November 1758 | 1758-11-11 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote you a long Letter of Sept. 16. and again I wrote to... |
| 743 | Franklin, Benjamin | Penn, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas and Richard Penn, 28 … | 1758-11-28 | Copy: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission I yesterday receiv’d a Paper from Mr. Paris,... |
| 744 | Franklin, Benjamin | Benjamin Franklin and Richard Jackson: Opinion on the … | ≈1758-11-01 | Copy: Public Record Office, London This undated document was probably written in the latter part... | |
| 745 | Franklin, Benjamin | Bowdoin, James | From Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, 2 December … | 1758-12-02 | MS not found; reprinted from Benjamin Franklin, Experiments and Observations on Electricity... |
| 746 | 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:... |
| 747 | 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... |
| 748 | 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... | |
| 749 | 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... | |
| 750 | 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... |