Benjamin Franklin Papers - Patience Wright to William Temple Franklin (unpublished)

I was Inform’d by a gentleman from France that doctr Frankling was unwell. this gave me the higest Concern and has filld us with So great anciety as to oblige me to write to you to Enquire the helth of that great man in whome my hopes are So highly Plas’d in our politicall opinions. Pray my dear Sir favor us with a line give us some Comfort with Respect of your grandfathers health: a number of the first Rank of good men Joyne in Prayr for His helth and long life of that man whome heaven has Placd as a Barrier in the way of our tyrants—

Sense the death of Ld Rockingham and the meny Changes in our Councels We are more ancious for the life health and Friendship of doctr Frankling and do most Sincerly look up to Providence through him and by him to bring us once more to Peace and happinss

You Stand high with us and with your permission Send you Some of the things now going out amongst the People I am dr Sir your Faithful old Friend

The Barer is ancious to have the Honour to See your grandfather being a English man amongst others having the higest Esteem for him and wishing to Pay all Tribut of Praise and Shew Some gratitude for the Past he has acted for the good of mankind & I make no doubt but you have herd of the Pitition from the Tories of New York to our King of England Wherein ther fealings and Situation are Strongly Set forth So as to devide the Councell—that together with the number of Discontented tories now in London will forward the Peace— The Society for Constitutinall Information Send thir Respectful Complmts per their Secretary Mr Yates and are hapy to find the honest English men grow wise by Experience Mrs Huston mis Stephenson and others Joyne Me in Respectful Complmts to your Self and grandfather and I am with the most sincere Esteem and Best wishes your faithful friend and very himb servt