Benjamin Franklin Papers — Contents of Volume 18

Volume 18 January 1, 1771, through December 31, 1771

From Samuel Cooper Tue, Jan 1, 1771, p 003
To Deborah Franklin Wed, Jan 2, 1771, p 004
From James Bowdoin Wed, Jan 2, 1771, p 005
From John Hawkesworth Sat, Jan 5, 1771, p 006
From John Foxcroft Mon, Jan 14, 1771, p 007
Franklin’s Account of His Audience with Hillsborough Wed, Jan 16, 1771, p 009
From Jonathan Williams, Sr. Sat, Jan 19, 1771, p 016
From [Thomas] Life Thu, Jan 24, 1771, p 017
From a Committee of the Library Company of Philadelphia Fri, Jan 25, 1771, p 017
To William Knox Sat, Jan 26, 1771, p 018
From [Thomas] Fitzmaurice Sat, Jan 26, 1771, p 018
From William Henly Tue, Jan 29, 1771, p 019
From William Knox Tue, Jan 29, 1771, p 020
List of Papers Relating to Georgia Tue, Jan 29, 1771, p 021
From Isaac Garrigues Thu, Jan 31, 1771, p 021
From Thomas Life: Bill for Services November 1770, p 022
To James Bowdoin Tue, Feb 5, 1771, p 023
To Samuel Cooper Tue, Feb 5, 1771, p 024
To Thomas Cushing Tue, Feb 5, 1771, p 025
To John Winthrop Tue, Feb 5, 1771, p 030
To Cadwalader Evans Sun, Feb 10, 1771, p 031
To Samuel Rhoads Sun, Feb 10, 1771, p 033
From Joseph Sherwood Tue, Feb 12, 1771, p 035
From Katherine French Mon, Feb 18, 1771, p 035
To [Katherine French] Tue, Feb 26, 1771, p 036
From Mrs. [William] Deane Fri, Mar 1, 1771, p 037
From Katherine French Fri, Mar 1, 1771, p 037
From Theodorus Swaine Drage Sat, Mar 2, 1771, p 038
From Noble Wimberly Jones Mon, Mar 4, 1771, p 050
To Noble Wimberly Jones Tue, Mar 5, 1771, p 052
To [Grace] Williams Tue, Mar 5, 1771, p 055
To Jonathan Williams, Sr. Tue, Mar 5, 1771, p 056
From Noble Wimberly Jones Thu, Mar 7, 1771, p 057
From Michael Collinson Sat, Mar 9, 1771, p 058
From Robert Crafton Mon, Mar 11, 1771, p 059
From [Susannah?] Jennings Wed, Mar 20, 1771, p 059
To [Susannah?] Jennings Thu, Mar 21, 1771, p 060
From [Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric] Dumas Fri, Mar 22, 1771, p 061
From William and Mary Hewson Fri, Mar 22, 1771, p 062
From John Hope Tue, Mar 26, 1771, p 062
From Deborah Franklin Sat, Mar 30, 1771, p 063
From [William Franklin] Sat, Mar 30, 1771, p 064
To [Noble Wimberly Jones?] March 1771, p 065
From William Strahan to William Franklin Wed, Apr 3, 1771, p 065
From [Anthony] Todd Thu, Apr 4, 1771, p 066
From Joseph Galloway Fri, Apr 5, 1771, p 066
From Alexander Wilson Sun, Apr 14, 1771, p 067
To a Committee of the Library Company of Philadelphia Tue, Apr 16, 1771, p 069
From Joseph Priestley Fri, Apr 19, 1771, p 069
To [Jeremiah] Meyer Sat, Apr 20, 1771, p 073
To William Franklin Sat, Apr 20, 1771, p 074
To Joseph Galloway Sat, Apr 20, 1771, p 077
From C[harles] W[illson] P[eale] Sun, Apr 21, 1771, p 080
To Humphry Marshall Mon, Apr 22, 1771, p 081
From Elizabeth Empson Tue, Apr 23, 1771, p 083
From Joseph Galloway Tue, Apr 23, 1771, p 083
From [Thomas] Life Fri, Apr 26, 1771, p 084
From J. G. Kettilby Sat, Apr 27, 1771, p 085
Edward Hughes to Joshua Sharpe Sun, Apr 28, 1771, p 088
From John Bartram Mon, Apr 29, 1771, p 089
To Deborah Franklin Wed, May 1, 1771, p 090
From a Committee of the Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital to Franklin, John Fothergill, and David Barclay Fri, May 3, 1771, p 092
From Samuel Rhoads Fri, May 3, 1771, p 093
From William Smith Fri, May 3, 1771, p 095
From Cadwalader Evans Sat, May 4, 1771, p 096
From A[nne Johnson] Clarke Sun, May 5, 1771, p 099
From Matthew Maty Mon, May 6, 1771, p 100
From [John] Pownall Tue, May 7, 1771, p 101
To [John] Pownall Wed, May 8, 1771, p 101
To [John] Canton Sun, May 12, 1771, p 101
To the Massachusetts House of Representatives Committee of Correspondence Wed, May 15, 1771, p 102
From Thomas Percival Thu, May 16, 1771, p 104
From Isaac Smith, Jr. Fri, May 17, 1771, p 105
To [Jean-Baptiste] LeRoy Fri, May 17, 1771, p 106
To Isaac Smith Fri, May 17, 1771, p 107
From Samuel Franklin Fri, May 17, 1771, p 108
From Giambatista Beccaria Mon, May 20, 1771, p 108
From [Charles] Jackson Mon, May 20, 1771, p 110
From [Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg] Mon, May 27, 1771, p 110
Journal of Jonathan Williams, Jr., of His Tour with Franklin and Others through Northern England Tue, May 28, 1771, p 113
From a Committee of the Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital to Franklin, John Fothergill, and David Barclay Mon, Jun 3, 1771, p 117
To a Committee of the Library Company of Philadelphia Wed, Jun 5, 1771, p 117
To Deborah Franklin Wed, Jun 5, 1771, p 118
Extract of a Letter from London Wed, Jun 5, 1771, p 119
To Thomas Cushing Mon, Jun 10, 1771, p 120
Arthur Lee to Samuel Adams Mon, Jun 10, 1771, p 127
From [John] Peter Miller Wed, Jun 12, 1771, p 130
To [Anthony Todd] Sat, Jun 15, 1771, p 132
From Katherine French Mon, Jun 17, 1771, p 133
From Stephen Crane Sat, Jun 22, 1771, p 134
To Jonathan Shipley Mon, Jun 24, 1771, p 136
From Harvard College Mon, Jun 24, 1771, p 138
From the Massachusetts House of Representatives Tue, Jun 25, 1771, p 138
From Ezra Stiles Tue, Jun 25, 1771, p 144
From the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sat, Jun 29, 1771, p 147
To Thomas Percival June 1771, p 154
From Alexander Colden Tue, Jul 2, 1771, p 157
To Noble Wimberly Jones Wed, Jul 3, 1771, p 158
To Cadwalader Evans Thu, Jul 4, 1771, p 159
To Deborah Franklin Thu, Jul 4, 1771, p 161
To Deborah Franklin Thu, Jul 4, 1771, p 161
To [Charles Willson] Peale Thu, Jul 4, 1771, p 162
To William Smith Thu, Jul 4, 1771, p 163
From Thomas Bond Sat, Jul 6, 1771, p 164
From Noble Wimberly Jones Mon, Jul 8, 1771, p 167
From John J. Zubly Tue, Jul 9, 1771, p 170
From Samuel Cooper Wed, Jul 10, 1771, p 172
To Samuel Franklin Fri, Jul 12, 1771, p 175
From Miss Todd Fri, Jul 12, 1771, p 177
From Jonathan Williams, Sr. Fri, Jul 12, 1771, p 177
From a Committee of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sat, Jul 13, 1771, p 177
To John Bartram Wed, Jul 17, 1771, p 180
To Ebenezer Kinnersley Wed, Jul 17, 1771, p 181
To Jane Mecom Wed, Jul 17, 1771, p 184
To Cadwalader Evans Thu, Jul 18, 1771, p 188
From Thomas Cushing Sat, Jul 20, 1771, p 190
To Jonathan Shipley Thu, Jul 25, 1771, p 190
From John Whitehurst Thu, Jul 25, 1771, p 190
From Richard Jackson Sat, Jul 27, 1771, p 191
Complaints of William Hunter against William Hewson July 1771, p 192
To James Read Thu, Aug 1, 1771, p 194
From John Whitehurst Thu, Aug 1, 1771, p 194
From William Franklin Sat, Aug 3, 1771, p 195
From Jonathan Williams, Sr. Mon, Aug 5, 1771, p 196
From Alexander Colden Tue, Aug 6, 1771, p 197
From W[illiam] Small Sat, Aug 10, 1771, p 197
To Anna Mordaunt Shipley Tue, Aug 13, 1771, p 199
From Jonathan Shipley Tue, Aug 13, 1771, p 203
To Deborah Franklin Wed, Aug 14, 1771, p 204
To John Canton Thu, Aug 15, 1771, p 205
To Jonathan Shipley Thu, Aug 15, 1771, p 206
To Deborah Franklin Sat, Aug 17, 1771, p 207
To Jonathan Shipley Mon, Aug 19, 1771, p 208
William Hunter’s Stipulations in Regard to William Hewson Fri, Aug 23, 1771, p 211
From Samuel Cooper Fri, Aug 23, 1771, p 211
To Jonathan Williams, Sr. Sun, Aug 25, 1771, p 213
Introduction to a Plan for Benefiting the New Zealanders Thu, Aug 29, 1771, p 214
From William Franklin Tue, Sep 3, 1771, p 217
From Jonathan Williams, Sr. Thu, Sep 19, 1771, p 219
Questions about Ireland September 1771, p 221
From Thomas Cushing Wed, Oct 2, 1771, p 223
From John Holt Wed, Oct 2, 1771, p 225
From Jonathan Williams, Sr. Thu, Oct 3, 1771, p 228
From Ann Clay Fri, Oct 4, 1771, p 228
From [William Henly] Mon, Oct 7, 1771, p 229
From Joseph Galloway Sat, Oct 12, 1771, p 232
From the Pennsylvania Assembly Committee of Correspondence Wed, Oct 16, 1771, p 232
From Peter Timothy Sun, Oct 20, 1771, p 233
To William Strahan Sun, Oct 27, 1771, p 236
From Mary Hewson Thu, Oct 31, 1771, p 236
From M[ary] H[ewson] Thu, Oct 31, 1771, p 238
From Mary Hewson Sat, Nov 2, 1771, p 238
From John Balfour Tue, Nov 5, 1771, p 240
From James Bowdoin Tue, Nov 5, 1771, p 241
From John Foxcroft Tue, Nov 5, 1771, p 243
From Penuel Bowen Wed, Nov 6, 1771, p 244
From Samuel Franklin Fri, Nov 8, 1771, p 245
From the Managers of the Philadelphia Silk Filature to Franklin and John Fothergill Fri, Nov 8, 1771, p 245
From Samuel Noble Mon, Nov 11, 1771, p 247
From Isaac Hunt Tue, Nov 12, 1771, p 248
From a Committee of Philadelphia Tradesmen Wed, Nov 13, 1771, p 249
To William Strahan Sun, Nov 17, 1771, p 250
From Agatha Drummond Tue, Nov 19, 1771, p 251
To Mary Hewson with a Postcript to Dorothea Blunt Mon, Nov 25, 1771, p 252
From Humphry Marshall Wed, Nov 27, 1771, p 254
From Mary Bache Tue, Dec 3, 1771, p 256
Richard Bache to Deborah Franklin Tue, Dec 3, 1771, p 257
From Sir John Pringle Fri, Dec 6, 1771, p 259
From William Bollan Sat, Dec 7, 1771, p 259
From Jonathan Shipley Tue, Dec 10, 1771, p 259
Action of the New Jersey House, Council, and Governor Appointing Benjamin Franklin as Agent (I) Wed, Dec 11, 1771, p 260
Action of the New Jersey House, Council, and Governor Appointing Benjamin Franklin as Agent (II) Wed, Dec 11, 1771, p 261
Action of the New Jersey House, Council, and Governor Appointing Benjamin Franklin as Agent (III) Fri, Dec 20, 1771, p 261
Deed to Benjamin Franklin from Samuel and Hannah Parker Fri, Dec 13, 1771, p 262
From Grace Williams Fri, Dec 13, 1771, p 263
From Jonathan Williams, Sr. Fri, Dec 13, 1771, p 264
From Jonathan Williams, Jr. Fri, Dec 13, 1771, p 265
To Jonathan Shipley Sat, Dec 14, 1771, p 266
From Sir John Pringle Mon, Dec 16, 1771, p 267
Agreement between Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Massie Wed, Dec 18, 1771, p 267
From the New Jersey Assembly Committee of Correspondence Sat, Dec 21, 1771, p 268
To John Canton December 1771, p 271
To Mary Hewson 1771, p 272
Remarks on Agriculture and Manufacturing 1771, p 273
From Johann Reinhold Forster 1771, p 274
From [Jonathan Shipley] 1771, p 275