William Franklin to Elizabeth Graeme
ALS: American Philosophical Society
New-York, May 12, 1757
My dearest Betsy,

I am this Moment return’d from an Excursion of four or five Days in the Jerseys. The Mail is made up and the Post just upon his Departure. I detain him just to acknowledge the Receipt of two Letters from you, which I have not Time to read thro’.

This is all that I can possibly say at present; your Regard imagine the rest, for Your truely affectionate

Franklin

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