To James Bowdoin (unpublished)
In Council, Philadelphia 23d. March 1787
Sir,

I have the honor of enclosing a copy of an Act of the Legislature of this Commonwealth, and a Proclamation of the Council, founded upon your Excellency’s letter of the 10th. of Febry. I am Sir, With much respect Your Excellencys Most Obedient Servant

B Franklin

His Excellency James Bowdoin Esquire Governor Masachusetts.
Endorsed: Box F 1787. His Excy. B. Franklin’s Leter March 23rd.—[to Gov. Bowdoin]
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