31From Benjamin Franklin to William Shirley, 22 December 1754 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from The London Chronicle , February 8, 1766. Since the conversation your...
32From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 12 December 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received here your Favour of the 9th of Augt. and have...
33From Benjamin Franklin to William Shirley, [4 December 1754] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: British Museum I mention’d it Yesterday to your Excellency as my Opinion, that Excluding...
34From Benjamin Franklin to William Shirley, [3 December 1754] (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from The London Chronicle , February 8, 1766. This letter and those to...
35From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Darling and Nathan Whiting, 25 November 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I hoped to have had the Pleasure of seeing you at New Haven long...
36To Benjamin Franklin from William Daniell, 16 November 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Receiv’d 10 Rm. of Paper for which I am Greatly Oblig’d to...
37From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 4 November 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I am favoured with yours of July 31. and Augt. 5. which came to...
38From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 14 October 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I have yours of the 4th Inst. and find the Election has turn’d out...
39Scheme of the First Academy Lottery, 3 October 1754 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , October 3, 1754. Scheme of a Lottery , for raising 3000...
40New Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Part III [September 1754] (Franklin Papers)
New Experiments and Observations on Electricity. Made at Philadelphia in America. By Benjamin...
41From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Peters, 17 September 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The Bearer, Mr. Elphinston, has a secret Art, by which...
42To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Turner, 7 September 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania At the Request of Col. Charles Carter I send you our...
43To Benjamin Franklin from John Franklin, 2 September 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This may serve to Lett you Know that I expected to hear...
44From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 30 August 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New-York Historical Society I have now before me your Favours of July 23. and August 5th. I...
45Deed of Trust for the Loganian Library, 28 August 1754 (Franklin Papers)
DS : Library Company of Philadelphia As early as March 1745 James Logan had decided to give his...
46Jonathan Thomas: Burlington Post Office Records, 10 August 1754 (Franklin Papers)
MS : Mrs. Richard D. Wood, Jr., Wawa, Pennsylvania (1958) This is a mutilated record of letters...
47From Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, 8 August 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library The above is Copy of my last. Not receiving the Printing House as...
48To Benjamin Franklin from Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, 3 August 1754 (Franklin Papers)
Abstract: MS minutes of the German Charitable School Society: Historical Society of Pennsylvania...
49Reasons and Motives for the Albany Plan of Union, [July 1754] (Franklin Papers)
“Reasons and Motives”: MS not found; reprinted from Benjamin Vaughan, ed., Political,...
50From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 29 July 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am just return’d from Albany, where were Commissioners...
51From Benjamin Franklin to Jacques de Romas, 29 July 1754 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from Jacques de Romas, Mémoire, sur les moyens de se garantir de la...
52From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 21 July 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New-York Historical Society I wrote a Line to you from your Landing, promising to send you...
53From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 14 July 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New-York Historical Society I am very sorry that our unexpected long Stay at Albany...
54Proceedings of the Albany Congress, 19 June 1754–11 July 1754 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Public Record Office, London; Rhode Island State Archives; John Carter Brown Library; New...
55Albany Congress: Representation of the Present State of the Colonies, 9 July 1754 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Public Record Office, London; also copies: Rhode Island Archives, John Carter Brown...
56Richard Peters: Rough Notes on a Debate at Albany, 1 July 1754 (Franklin Papers)
MS notes: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission The “Short Hints” which the committee...
57William Daniell to Franklin and Hall, 29 June 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since my Last to you I received your Favour advising of not...
58Albany Congress Committee: Short Hints towards a Scheme for a General Union of the British Colonies on the Continent, 28 … (Franklin Papers)
Copy: New York Public Library The first four days of the Albany Congress were devoted to...
59Sarah Sober to Richard Peters and Benjamin Franklin: Trust Agreement, 25 June 1754 (Franklin Papers)
DS : Franklin Institute; transcript: Department of Records, Recorder of Deeds, City of...
60To Benjamin Franklin from William Daniell, 23 June 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society In my Last of the 12th Ultimo I made proposal for Dealing...