Miscellaneous Benjamin Franklin Collections 1710-1822

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Miscellaneous Benjamin Franklin Collections, 1710-1822

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Miscellaneous Benjamin Franklin Collections 1710-1822

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Abstract

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.

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5.0 Linear feet

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American Philosophical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6631555

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Crawford, Adair, 1748-1795

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Professor of chemistry at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, England, who performed the first experiments designed to determine the specific heats of gases. From the description of Lecture notes on chemistry, 1794. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122596028 ...

Hubbart, James

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Meuris, Matthias. Estate of

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Whick

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Childs, Francis, 1763-1830

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Drummond, Agatha, Lady Kames, 1711-95

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Jackson, Richard

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Moore, Samuel Preston, 1813-1889

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Rogers, John

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Freneau, Peter

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Otto, Lewis William

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Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818

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Bartram, John, 1699-1777

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Franklin, William, 1731-1813

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Franklin, Deborah Read Rogers, 1708-1774

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Cramer, Mme Delon(?)

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Read, John E. (John Erskine), 1888-1973

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Ruston, Thomas, approximately 1739-1804

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Greene, Elihu

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Lea, Thomas

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Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799

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Richard Howe, British admiral; commander of the North American fleet (1776-1778); commander of the Channel fleet (1782), First Lord of Admiralty (1783-1788); created Earl Howe (1788); Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet (1793-1799). From the description of Correspondence of Richard Howe, 1776-1799. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122551617 Richard Howe, Earl Howe, British naval officer. From the description o...

Digges, Thomass

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Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

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Secretary of the Continental Congress, biblical translator, and merchant. From the description of Papers of Charles Thomson, 1765-1888 (bulk 1765-1818). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060797 Charles Thomson was the secretary of the Continental Congress. From the description of Journal (notebook), 1782. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122441800 Mr. Thomson was Secretary of the Continental Congress 1774-1789. From th...

Hovey, Ebenezer

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Brillon, Mme

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Philadelphia Common Council

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Helvetius, Anne Catherine de Ligniville d'Autricourt, 1719-1800

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Corkrin, James

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Genet, Edme Jacques, -1781

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Epithet: French writer and translator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000565.0x00001a ...

Shipley, Georgiana, d. 1806

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Middleton, Mary

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Pennsylvania. Provincial Council

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Green, Thomas, active 1816-1820

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Epithet: of Sloane MS 4077 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x00018b Epithet: DD; Bishop of Norwich 1721 and of Ely 1723 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x000186 Epithet: of Add MS 40517 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x00018a ...

ZrenC?, baron

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Greene, Catharine

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Braddock, Edward, 1695-1755

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Pennsylvania. Constitutional convention, 1776

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Fox George, d. 1828

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The Philadelphians chess society

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Houdon, Jean-Antoine, 1741-1828

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French sculptor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to "citoyen Bayard", 1795 Apr. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269532825 From the description of Letter, 1793 Dec. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83030569 Versailles 1741-1828 Paris. From the description of Bust of Benjamin Franklin [object]. ca. 1779. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906565 ...

Williams, Jonathan, Dr.

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Jonathan Williams was a merchant and army officer, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1787. From the guide to the Jonathan Williams selected papers, 1771-1813, 1771-1813, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Cook, James, 1728-1779

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James Cook (b. November 7, 1728, Marton, Great Britan-d. February 14, 1779, Hawaii) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He became an apprentice to some shipowners in Whitby. In 1759 he became master of his own ship, the Northumberland. The following winter, while laid up in Halifax, he studied mathematics and attained a sound knowledge of astronomical navigation. Cook went on to become an eminent circumnavigator. He made many geographical discoveries, ...

Lee, Stephen

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Epithet: astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001149.0x00018d Epithet: of Add MS 33980 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000219.0x0002cd ...

Williams, J.

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Epithet: of Add MS 38238 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000212.0x000357 Epithet: of Add MS 40230 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000212.0x000358 Epithet: of Bath British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000212.0x00034b Epithet: Mayor of Beverley ...

Lyon, James

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Epithet: Colonel British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000798.0x0000e5 ...

Born, Ignaz, Edler von, 1742-1791

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Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823

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William Temple Franklin served as Benjamin Franklin's secretary at the American Philosophical Society, 1786. From the guide to the William Temple Franklin diary, 1785, 1785, (American Philosophical Society) Grandson of Benjamin Franklin. From the description of Autograph letters signed (16) : Philadelphia, New York and London, to M. le Veillard, 1785-1792. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270751145 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Franklin...

Finley, Samuel, 1715-1766

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Samuel Finley, fifth president of The College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), was a Scotch-Irishman who came to this country when he was nineteen. One of the original trustees of the college, Finley succeeded Samuel Davies as president on May 31, 1761. His presidency was marked by a steady growth in enrollment, and he was respected and beloved by the students. From the description of Samuel Finley collection, 1756-1766. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 63052...

Hewson, Mary

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Hill, Henry, 1732-1798

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Henry Hill was one of the executors of Benjamin Franklin's estate. From the description of Executor's papers of Franklin's estate, [ca. 1790-1798]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316287 ...

Scott, Thomas

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Wistar, B

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Estate of Benjamin Franklin

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Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823

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Falconer, Nathaniel

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Miller, Peter, 1710-1796

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U. S. Continental congress. Committee of secret correspondence

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Free, Jonathan, of the county of Cornwall

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Sybert, Sebastian

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Bond, Thomas

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Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808

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Sarah Franklin Bache was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin. From the description of Correspondence, 1768-1807. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122347508 Benjamin Franklin Bache, the grandson of Benjamin Franklin, worked as a printer and journalist. From the guide to the Benjamin Franklin Bache papers, 1779-1793, 1779-1793, (American Philosophical Society) Sarah Franklin Bache was born in Philadelphia on 11 Septe...

Rivington, James, 1724-1802

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English-American printer and bookseller. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Peter Van Scheeck of Kundahook, 1791 July 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655298 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Samuel Galloway, 1768 May 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655295 James Rivington was a bookseller, printer, and journalist in London and New York. Publisher of a prominent Loyalist newspaper, he was later disco...

de el Castillo, Laureano Donado

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Richard, Bache. 1737-1811

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Craig, Thomas

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Balliet, Stephen

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Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Council

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Committee of safety. Pennsylvania

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Massachusetts Colony. General court

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Hill, Richard, 1656?-1727

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Epithet: surveyor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001149.0x000394 Richard Hill (1655-1727), diplomat, was envoy extraordinary to the Elector of Bavaria at Brussels, 1696; Ambassador at The Hague and Lord of the Admiralty, 1699; and Envoy to Savoy, 1703-1706, where he gained the adhesion of the Duke to the Grand Alliance against France. He was apppointed Ambassador to The Hague and Brussels in 1710, but declined...

Supreme executive council, Pennsylvania

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Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de, 1719-1787

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French statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Versailles, to an unidentified recipient, 1777 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270583336 French foreign minister. From the description of Letter, 1779 Feb. 13, Versailles, to John Adams. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 173971950 Title: Comte British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000563.0x00...

Philadelphia. Merchants

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Clapham, William

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Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768

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John Bartram was the first native American botanist and made many journeys through the southern frontier, collecting seeds and bulbs for transplanting. From the guide to the John Bartram correspondence, 1735-1775, 1735-1775, (American Philosophical Society) Peter Collinson was a London merchant and naturalist. From the description of Letters, [ca. 1740]-1770. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489517 From the description of ...

Carlile, John

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Lavers, Robert

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Epithet: Captain 91st Regiment British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000758.0x00028e ...

Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794

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Greene, Catherine Ray

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U. S. Board of War

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Pennsylvania Hospital

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Koyle, Michael

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Wright, John

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Jonathan, William, 1750-1815

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Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent, 1743-1794

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French chemist and government administrator, considered the founder of modern chemistry. From the description of Géographie minéralogique de la France / [par] Lavoisier et Guettard, 177-? (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123487897 From the description of Géographie minéralogique de la France / [par] Lavoisier et Guettard, 177-? (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63938887 En 1775, Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-1794) fut nommé régisseur des poudr...

Sober, Sarah

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Smout, Edward

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Coates, William.

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Junto

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Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818

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Hartley, David, ca. 1730-1817

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Pennsylvania. Committee of Safety

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Franklin and Hall

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Strahan, William, 1715-1785

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Epithet: Secretary to Sir P Meadows British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000444.0x000155 William Strahan was a London printer and publisher, member of Parliament, and friend of Benjamin Franklin. From the description of Journals and accounts, 1751-1777. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122589409 From the guide to the William Strahan journals and accounts, 1751-1777, ...

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