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Marian S. Carson collection of manuscripts, 1656-1995

Title: Marian S. Carson collection of manuscripts, 1656-1995

Collector. A collection of Americana including historical letters and documents, family and personal papers, broadsides, financial and legal papers, illustrated and printed ephemera, government and legislative documents, military records, journals, and printed matter relating primarily to the expansion and development of the United States from the colonial period through the 1876 centennial.

ArchivalResource: 14,250 items

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003008 View

Franklin-Bache Papers, 1707-1799

Title: Franklin-Bache Papers 1707-1799

Containing over 4 linear feet of letters and documents, the Franklin-Bache Papers comprises the second largest collection of letters and documents relating to Benjamin Franklin in the APS Library. Although the scope of the collection is broad, including materials from the time of Franklin's arrival in Philadelphia to his death, the heart of the collection documents the period of Franklin's ministry in France (1776-1785) and his diplomatic efforts to win financial and military support for the revolutionary cause, as well as less intensive coverage of his ministry in England before the Revolution. Franklin's correspondence with American and French officials, financiers (personal and otherwise), and savants provides tantalizing details on the social context of Franklin's ministry in France, his intellectual life, and his growing celebrity. Much of the correspondence documents the efforts to convince French officials early in the war to support the American cause, but there is valuable material relating to the peace negotiations as well. The collection is equally rich in personal correspondence, including a rich set of letters from Mary Stevenson Hewson, Georgiana Shipley, Catherine Ray Greene, Jane Mecom, Deborah Franklin, and a number of Franklin's other relatives. The collection is arranged chronologically.

ArchivalResource: 4.0 Linear feet

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Benjamin Franklin Bache diary, 1782-1785, 1782-1785

Title: Benjamin Franklin Bache diary, 1782-1785 1782-1785

This volume is a record of a schoolboy's life in Switzerland, with comments on his life in Passy with his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 Volume(s)

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B122d-ead.xml View

Alexander, Robert, 1767-1841. Robert Alexander papers, 1774-1849.

Title: Robert Alexander papers, 1774-1849.

The collection is comprised of the papers and related materials of Alexander, a prominent early Kentucky settler in Woodford County.

ArchivalResource: 3 reels microfilm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12706490 View

Miscellaneous Benjamin Franklin Collections, 1710-1822

Title: Miscellaneous Benjamin Franklin Collections 1710-1822

Since publication of I. Minis Hays's Calendar of the Papers of Benjamin Franklin in 1908, the APS Library has acquired a large number of miscellaneous letters and other documents relating to the life, mind, and work of Franklin and his immediate family. The collections listed in this finding aid consist of letters and documents to and from Franklin organized into groupings based upon provenance or focal point. The largest grouping consists of miscellaneous materials acquired individually or in small groups over the years, including a number of important individual items. The other collections consist largely of correspondence between Franklin and individual friends and colleagues, including his friends Mme Brillon, Mary "Polly" Stevenson Hewson, and Catherine Ray Greene, the Whig agriculturist Richard Jackson, and the printer Francis Childs. The collections include photostats of selected materials held by other institutions or that were in private hands. These are available for reference only.

ArchivalResource: 5.0 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85.misc-ead.xml View

Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798. Signature to a letter : Philadelphia, to M. le Veillard, 1789 Sept. 5.

Title: Signature to a letter : Philadelphia, to M. le Veillard, 1789 Sept. 5.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8to)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270751123 View

Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811. ALS, 1796 December 4, Baltimore, to unknown.

Title: ALS, 1796 December 4, Baltimore, to unknown.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. ; 24.5 x 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13347432 View

Chambers, David, 1780-1864. Papers, 1795-1822; 1851-1863; 1905.

Title: Papers, 1795-1822; 1851-1863; 1905.

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from Chambers. As a young man he exchanged with his father opinions and information about political and personal events. A September 14, 1796, letter from Benjamin Franklin Bache informed Joseph Chambers of his son's disposition and progress as a printer's apprentice. In addition, there is an 1851 letter to Chambers' grandson, a note to Salmon P. Chase requesting employment for his grandson, an undated biographical sketch of Chambers, a copy of his 1862 will, and miscellaneous newspaper clippings. Several of the early letters were transcribed and typed. There is also a typescript concerning an address delivered by Chambers when President James Monroe visited Zanesville in 1817.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (25 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/207123688 View

Elisha Kent Kane Papers, Bulk, 1843-1857, 1810-1953

Title: Elisha Kent Kane Papers Bulk, 1843-1857 1810-1953

The most stellar member of a stellar family, Elisha Kent Kane was among the most popular American explorers of the mid-nineteenth century, a hero in the tragic mode. Born in Philadelphia in 1820, the son of John Kintzing Kane and Jane Duval Leiper, Kane studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania before earning a commission as a naval surgeon. While in the Navy, Kane embarked on the succession of voyages to exotic locales that became the basis for his extraordinary fame. In 1843, he attended Caleb Cushing's first diplomatic mission to China as ship's physician, and subsequently traveled to the Philippines and Western Africa. Distinguishing himself in the Mexican War, Kane's greatest fame came from two expeditions to the arctic, aiming to locate the lost explorer, Sir John Franklin and to explore for evidence of the open polar sea. Kane died in 1857 while attempting to organize a third arctic voyage. Part of the Kane Family Collection, the Papers of Elisha Kent Kane contain a mix of personal and family correspondence with correspondence relating to all of Kane's explorations. Intelligent, articulate and very much a romantic, Kane's letters are expressive and passionate. The collection provides fine documentation of youth, his relationship with the Spiritualist Margaret Fox, and of course his travels to China and off the coast of Africa in 1846. Kane's two expeditions to the arctic are particularly well documented, with correspondence, notes, logbooks, diaries, and sketches, as well as Kane's post-expedition notes, writings, and lectures recounting his experiences.

ArchivalResource: 6.75 Linear feet

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Hewson family papers, 1761-1844, 1761-1844

Title: Hewson family papers, 1761-1844 1761-1844

These are letters of Mary Stevenson Hewson to her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and children, and their letters to her. Of special note are the letters from Thomas Tickell Hewson in London and Edinburgh. There are also letters and papers of William Hewson, including letters from Anthony Fothergill, John Morgan, and Williams Smibert, and letters about Mary Stevenson Hewson's estate. There are many references to Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Jonathan Williams, John Hawkesworth, and others.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 Microfilm reel(s)

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.Film.103.103.1-ead.xml View

Bache family. Papers, 1770-1890 (bulk), 1770-1923 (inclusive).

Title: Papers, 1770-1890 (bulk), 1770-1923 (inclusive).

Correspondence on a variety of topics of members of the family of Richard and Sarah Franklin Bache, with some references to Benjamin Franklin and to his estate.

ArchivalResource: ca. 50 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122316332 View

Benjamin Franklin Bache notes and receipt, 1789, 1790, 1793

Title: Benjamin Franklin Bache notes and receipt 1789, 1790, 1793

American journalist, grandson of Benjamin Franklin, son of Richard Bache, 1737-1811, cousin of Alexander Dallas Bache, 1806-1867. Two notes, one receipt.

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/6823 View

Bache family papers, 1770-1890 (bulk), 1770-1923 (inclusive), Bulk, 1770-1890, 1770-1923 (Bulk 1770-1890)

Title: Bache family papers, 1770-1890 (bulk), 1770-1923 (inclusive) Bulk, 1770-1890 1770-1923 (Bulk 1770-1890)

The family correspondence of Richard and Sarah Franklin Bache on a variety of topics including references to Benjamin Franklin and his estate. There is also a family genealogy.

ArchivalResource: 50.0 Item(s)

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James Hutchinson papers, 1771-1928, 1771-1928

Title: James Hutchinson papers, 1771-1928 1771-1928

The collection includes letters between Hutchinson and his uncle Israel Pemberton, written while Hutchinson was a student of medicine in London. There are also 12 tickets of admission to medical lectures in Philadelphia and London, including one given by William Hunter, and 3 unused cards of admission to Hutchinson's own lectures. Miscellaneous items include Hutchinson's marriage certificate; genealogical data on the Hutchinson, Hare, and Pemberton families; and stock certificates, 1857-1872, of the McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company. Materials dated post-1793 are to and from Hutchinson family members.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet, 106 items

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Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798. Benjamin Franklin Bache notes and receipt, 1789, 1790, 1793.

Title: Benjamin Franklin Bache notes and receipt, 1789, 1790, 1793.

ArchivalResource: .1 linear foot (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/750453071 View

Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Letter to Benjamin Franklin Bache, letters, concerning publication of Monroe's View of the Conduct of the Executive [manuscript] 13 November 1797.

Title: Letter to Benjamin Franklin Bache, letters, concerning publication of Monroe's View of the Conduct of the Executive [manuscript] 13 November 1797. 1797.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647960588 View

Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798. Autograph letter (in third person) : to Mr. Carey, Feb. 21, Wednesday Morning.

Title: Autograph letter (in third person) : to Mr. Carey, Feb. 21, Wednesday Morning.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1/2 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270132757 View

William Temple Franklin Papers, 1775-1819

Title: William Temple Franklin Papers 1775-1819

The son of William Franklin, Royal Governor of New Jersey, William Temple Franklin worked as aide to his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin, when the latter served as minister to France during the American Revolution. A bonvivant, Temple received his highest public appointment as Secretary to the American delegation at the Treaty of Versailles in 1782-1783, largely through the influence of his famous grandfather, but never again attained a significant post. As Franklin's literary heir, he edited and published a three volume set of his grandfather's writings in 1817. He married his long time mistress a few months before his death in Paris in 1823. The William Temple Franklin Papers provides a richly detailed portrait of the life of the grandson of Benjamin Franklin, and consists largely of letters received during the years that Temple served as his grandfather's aide in France, 1776-1785. Although much of the correspondence is routine, during this period, Temple received regular reports from friends and diplomatic colleagues relaying information on the American Revolution, the course of diplomatic and peace negotiations, and French public opinion on Benjamin Franklin and the new United States. The collection is also a rich resource for information on the personal lives of the Franklins, including interesting correspondence from Temple's relatives William Franklin, Elizabeth Franklin, Sarah Franklin Bache, and Jonathan Williams, and his mistress Blanchette Caillot.

ArchivalResource: 4.75 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F86-ead.xml View

Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798. Papers, of the Randolph, Jefferson, Eppes, Nicholas and Kean families [manuscript] 1785-1865.

Title: Papers, of the Randolph, Jefferson, Eppes, Nicholas and Kean families [manuscript] 1785-1865.

The papers contain three letters from Jefferson and ten to him discussing the papers of Freneau and Bache, the French West Indies, the payment of debts, shipment of a polygraph to [Rubens?] Peale, the education of Francis Wayles Eppes and Maria Jefferson, health of family members and Maria's death, John Wayles Eppes' return to the Senate and Wilson Cary Nicholas's appointment as collector at Norfolk, a possible farm purchase by Hore Browse Trist, and a loan of $4000 to Jefferson to be repaid in slaves. The collection also contains an 1824 medical bill and a receipt for Confederate military documents. Correspondents include Charles Lewis Bankhead ][1788-1833], Elizabeth Eppes, John Wayles Eppes [1773-1823], Maria Jefferson Eppes [1778-1804], Robert Garlick Hill Kean [1828-1898], Wilson Cary Nicholas [1761-1820], Joseph Higbee, George Wythe Randolph [1818-1867], Martha (Jefferson) Randolph [1772-1836], Thomas Jefferson Randolph [1792-1875], Thomas Mann Randolph [1741-1793], and Thomas Ritchie [1778-1854].

ArchivalResource: 20 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647967079 View

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Letter to Benjamin Franklin Bache [manuscript], 1791 April 22.

Title: Letter to Benjamin Franklin Bache [manuscript], 1791 April 22.

Jefferson compliments Bache on his paper and wishes that such a fine republican newspaper could be distributed nationwide. He suggests that perhaps local advertising could be kept on the last page and torn off before shipping to prevent higher costs.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647896730 View

Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798. Autograph letters signed (2) : Philadelphia, to M. le Veillard, 1787 Apr. 18 to 1792 Apr. 6.

Title: Autograph letters signed (2) : Philadelphia, to M. le Veillard, 1787 Apr. 18 to 1792 Apr. 6.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270134378 View

Bache family. Bache papers--Castle collection, [1683-ca. 1900] [microform].

Title: Bache papers--Castle collection, [1683-ca. 1900] [microform].

Collection is divided into 3 sections: Manuscript materials in chronological order; genealogical materials; printed materials and bound volumes.

ArchivalResource: ca. 1020 items, 70 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24537562 View

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. Timothy Pickering autograph letter signed to Rufus King, 1798 Sept. 15.

Title: Timothy Pickering autograph letter signed to Rufus King, 1798 Sept. 15.

Manuscript letter from Timothy Pickering in Trenton, New Jersey to Rufus King in London. The letter discusses some of the aftermath of the XYZ Affair, which was a diplomatic incident in France in which three French agents made what the American delegation felt were unreasonable demands as a condition for continued diplomatic relations. The American delegation consisted of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry. Pickering's letter describes his poor opinion of Gerry's conduct (he remained in France after Pinckney and Marshall were deported) and relays Pinckney's equally poor opinion of Gerry. Part of the letter is written in code, though it has been deciphered between the lines. Pickering also describes the yellow fever outbreak in America, and reports the deaths of newspaper publishers John Fenno, Thomas Greenleaf, and Benjamin Franklin Bache.

ArchivalResource: 4.p., folded ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/778207478 View

Hutchinson, James, 1752-1793. Papers, 1771-1928.

Title: Papers, 1771-1928.

This collection includes letters between Hutchinson and his uncle Israel Pemberton, written while Hutchinson was a student of medicine in London. There are also 12 tickets of admission to medical lectures in Philadelphia and London, including one given by William Hunter, and 3 unused cards of admission to Hutchinson's own lectures. Miscellaneous items include Hutchinson's marriage certificate; genealogical data on the Hutchinson, Hare, and Pemberton families; and stock certificates, 1857-1872, of the McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company. Materials dated post-1793 are to and from Hutchinson family members.

ArchivalResource: 106 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122489504 View

Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798. Autograph letters signed (3) : to M. le Veillard, 1787-1792.

Title: Autograph letters signed (3) : to M. le Veillard, 1787-1792.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270751149 View

Bache Papers-Castle Collection, 1766-1946.

Title: Bache Papers-Castle Collection, 1766-1946.

The collection contains personal papers, correspondence, notes, financial papers, genealogical research, and printed materials of the Bache family, desendants of Benjamin Franklin. The papers of Franklin's grandson, Benjamin Franklin Bache, are at the core of the collection, covering almost the entire span of his life. Personal papers include schoolboy essays and notes, and correspondence with his grandfather, father and mother, and with his future wife Margaret Hartman Markoe. The collection also includes a journal Bache kept while in Geneva and Paris (1 August 1782-14 September 1785), in which he described the people and events he saw, including Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and John Jay. There are also many papers in this collection relating to the estate of Francis Markoe in St. Croix (V.I.), to which Margaret and her children were heirs. Bache's professional papers include letters from Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Robert Morris and James Monroe. His son Franklin Bache is also well represented, and his personal papers and correspondence are joined with records of his professional accomplishments and honors. There are smaller amounts of material for succeeding generations, including Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867), Thomas Hewson Bache (1826-1890), Charles Meigs Bache (1829-1890), Albert Dabadie Bache (1832-1895), and Franklin Bache (1869-1946). The collection also includes approximately 70 imprints and bound volumes.

ArchivalResource: ca. 1100 items (7 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122364946 View

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800)

Title: Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (inclusive), 1700-1800 (bulk)

The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period.

ArchivalResource: 30.83 linear feet; 108 boxes, 21 volumes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/927 View

Wills, 1790-1822, of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1790-1822

Title: Wills, 1790-1822, of signers of the Declaration of Independence 1790-1822

This group includes wills for Benjamin Franklin Bache (B/B122.w), Richard Bache (B/B121.w), George Clymer (B/C625.w), Benjamin Franklin (B/F85.w), Francis Hopkinson (B/H768.w), Jared Ingersoll (Misc. Ms. Coll.), Thomas McKean (B/M195.w), Thomas Mifflin (B/M586.w), Robert Morris (B/M835.w), George Ross (B/R735.w), and Benjamin Rush (B/R89.w).

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet, 11 items.

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B122.w-ead.xml View

Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798. Autograph letters signed (2) : to Francis Markoe, 1841-1848.

Title: Autograph letters signed (2) : to Francis Markoe, 1841-1848.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270751156 View

Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798. Diary, 1782-1785.

Title: Diary, 1782-1785.

This volume is a record of a schoolboy's life in Switzerland, with comments on his life in Passy with his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122380097 View

Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798. Papers, 1779-1793.

Title: Papers, 1779-1793.

Letters of a dutiful child to his parents Richard Bache and Sarah Franklin Bache, and to his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin; also letters to William Jones, Robert Frazer, and Margaret H. Markoe, his fiancée. Also photostats of letters to Robert Alexander of Virginia, from the originals in University of Virginia Library.

ArchivalResource: ca. 40 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122439972 View

Wills, 1790-1822, of signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Title: Wills, 1790-1822, of signers of the Declaration of Independence.

This group includes wills for Benjamin Franklin Bache (B/B122.w), Richard Bache (B/B121.w), George Clymer (B/C625.w), Benjamin Franklin (B/F85.w), Francis Hopkinson (B/H768.w), Jared Ingersoll (Misc. Ms. Coll.), Thomas McKean (B/M195.w), Thomas Mifflin (B/M586.w), Robert Morris (B/M835.w), George Ross (B/R735.w), and Benjamin Rush (B/R89.w).

ArchivalResource: 11 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122616271 View

Hewson family. Papers, 1761-1844.

Title: Papers, 1761-1844.

These are letters of Mary Stevenson Hewson to her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and children, and their letters to her. Of special note are the letters from Thomas Tickell Hewson in London and Edinburgh. There are also letters and papers of William Hewson, including letters from Anthony Fothergill, John Morgan, and Williams Smibert, and letters about Mary Stevenson Hewson's estate. There are many references to Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Jonathan Williams, John Hawkesworth, and others.

ArchivalResource: 1 reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86165447 View

Franklin-Bache Papers, 1707-1799

Title: Franklin-Bache Papers 1707-1799

Containing over 4 linear feet of letters and documents, the Franklin-Bache Papers comprises the second largest collection of letters and documents relating to Benjamin Franklin in the APS Library. Although the scope of the collection is broad, including materials from the time of Franklin's arrival in Philadelphia to his death, the heart of the collection documents the period of Franklin's ministry in France (1776-1785) and his diplomatic efforts to win financial and military support for the revolutionary cause, as well as less intensive coverage of his ministry in England before the Revolution. Franklin's correspondence with American and French officials, financiers (personal and otherwise), and savants provides tantalizing details on the social context of Franklin's ministry in France, his intellectual life, and his growing celebrity. Much of the correspondence documents the efforts to convince French officials early in the war to support the American cause, but there is valuable material relating to the peace negotiations as well. The collection is equally rich in personal correspondence, including a rich set of letters from Mary Stevenson Hewson, Georgiana Shipley, Catherine Ray Greene, Jane Mecom, Deborah Franklin, and a number of Franklin's other relatives. The collection is arranged chronologically.

ArchivalResource: 4.0 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85.ba-ead.xml View

Castle-Bache Collection, 1683-1922

Title: Castle-Bache Collection 1683-1922

A leading Jeffersonian journalist, Benjamin Franklin Bache was the eldest son of Richard and Sarah (Franklin) Bache, and grandson of Benjamin Franklin. Educated in France and Switzerland, Bache returned to the United States with his grandfather in 1785 and by 1790, had established himself as editor of the , a newspaper that became one of the most important voices for radical Republicanism in early national Philadelphia. Bache died in the yellow fever epidemic of 1798. His son Franklin Bache became a noted physician and chemist, teaching at the Franklin Institute (1826-1832), the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (1831-1841), and at Jefferson Medical College. The Castle-Bache Collection contains a diverse assemblage of both personal and professional correspondence relating to the grandson of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin Bache, with interesting material relating to Bache's son, Franklin, and later generations of the Bache family. The collection also includes genealogical materials on the Franklins, Baches, Markoes, and cognate families, as well as a selection of miscellaneous printed materials. Aurora

ArchivalResource: 9.0 Reel(s)

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Letters to Samuel Cooper Johonnot, 1782-1783.

Title: Letters to Samuel Cooper Johonnot, 1782-1783.

12 ALS to Samuel Cooper Johonnot from John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Samuel Cooper, Mrs. Abigail Cooper Hixon, Gabriel Johonnot, Achille-Guillaume Le Bège de Presle, Dorcas Armitage Montgomery, and James Sullivan. There are two letters from Adams dated Aug 25 and 31, 1783; one from Franklin dated Aug. 19 1783; two from Samuel Cooper to his grandson dated Dec. 26, 1782 and June 23, 1783 in which he mentions Dr. Franklin and speaks of the assistance of the French to the United States during the Revolution; one from Bache dated Aug. 10, 1783; one from Le Bègue de Presle dated Aug. 4, 1783; one from Montgomery dated May 14, 1783 stating that Franklin is well and the Peace will soon be concluded; one from Sullivan dated Dec. 17, 1793; and two fragments: one from Hixon dated May 9, 1783 and the other from Gabriel Johonnot, undated.

ArchivalResource: 0.20 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82976114 View

Benjamin Franklin Bache papers, 1779-1793, 1779-1793

Title: Benjamin Franklin Bache papers, 1779-1793 1779-1793

Letters of a dutiful child to his parents Richard Bache and Sarah Franklin Bache, and to his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin; also letters to William Jones, Robert Frazer, and Margaret H. Markoe, his fiancée. Also photostats of letters to Robert Alexander of Virginia, from the originals in University of Virginia Library.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B122-ead.xml View

William Temple Franklin-George Fox Collection, 1791-1800

Title: William Temple Franklin-George Fox Collection 1791-1800

After William Temple Franklin returned to Europe in 1792, he left oversight of his financial interests in America in the hands of his intimate friend and fellow land speculator, George Fox. A physician and member of the American Philosophical Society, Fox also took possession of the remainder of Benjamin Franklin's papers, which eventually passed through his son, Charles Pemberton Fox, to the APS. The Franklin-Fox Collection contains 98 items, consisting mostly of letters from William Temple Franklin to George Fox regarding land holdings and finances, and retained copies of Fox's letters to Franklin. The correspondence is fairly relentlessly focused on business matters and rarely contains personal comments, however there are occasional requests for books and two reference to the yellow fever epidemic of 1798 and the death of Benjamin Franklin Bache.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F86f-ead.xml View

Letters to Samuel Cooper Johonnot, 1782-1783.

Title: Letters to Samuel Cooper Johonnot, 1782-1783.

12 ALS to Samuel Cooper Johonnot from John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Samuel Cooper, Mrs. Abigail Cooper Hixon, Gabriel Johonnot, Achille-Guillaume Le Bège de Presle, Dorcas Armitage Montgomery, and James Sullivan. There are two letters from Adams dated Aug 25 and 31, 1783; one from Franklin dated Aug. 19 1783; two from Samuel Cooper to his grandson dated Dec. 26, 1782 and June 23, 1783 in which he mentions Dr. Franklin and speaks of the assistance of the French to the United States during the Revolution; one from Bache dated Aug. 10, 1783; one from Le Bègue de Presle dated Aug. 4, 1783; one from Montgomery dated May 14, 1783 stating that Franklin is well and the Peace will soon be concluded; one from Sullivan dated Dec. 17, 1793; and two fragments: one from Hixon dated May 9, 1783 and the other from Gabriel Johonnot, undated.

ArchivalResource: 0.20 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702151915 View

William Temple Franklin Papers, 1775-1819

Title: William Temple Franklin Papers 1775-1819

The son of William Franklin, Royal Governor of New Jersey, William Temple Franklin worked as aide to his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin, when the latter served as minister to France during the American Revolution. A bonvivant, Temple received his highest public appointment as Secretary to the American delegation at the Treaty of Versailles in 1782-1783, largely through the influence of his famous grandfather, but never again attained a significant post. As Franklin's literary heir, he edited and published a three volume set of his grandfather's writings in 1817. He married his long time mistress a few months before his death in Paris in 1823. The William Temple Franklin Papers provides a richly detailed portrait of the life of the grandson of Benjamin Franklin, and consists largely of letters received during the years that Temple served as his grandfather's aide in France, 1776-1785. Although much of the correspondence is routine, during this period, Temple received regular reports from friends and diplomatic colleagues relaying information on the American Revolution, the course of diplomatic and peace negotiations, and French public opinion on Benjamin Franklin and the new United States. The collection is also a rich resource for information on the personal lives of the Franklins, including interesting correspondence from Temple's relatives William Franklin, Elizabeth Franklin, Sarah Franklin Bache, and Jonathan Williams, and his mistress Blanchette Caillot.

ArchivalResource: 4.75 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F86-ead.xml View