To Francis Hopkinson (unpublished)
March 27. 86
Dear Sir,

Please to permit Mr. Fitch to take an Extract from that Part of my nautical Paper, which describes sundry Methods of moving Boats by forcing Water or Air out of their Stern: and inform him if you can, at what time the Paper was read in the Society. Yours, &c

B Franklin

Honble Frs Hopkinson Esqr
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