Letters: London, to Messrs. Thomson & Mifflin, Philadelphia, 1769 Jan 5 and Jan 27.

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Letters: London, to Messrs. Thomson & Mifflin, Philadelphia, 1769 Jan 5 and Jan 27.

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First letter relates the acknowledgement of receipt of 150 pounds sterling and a list of books to be procured for the Library Company of Philadelphia; verso contains another letter from Franklin transmitting a bill of lading and invoice for some books and promises to look for more.

2 items on 1 leaf in 1 folder.

Amherst College

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Library company of Philadelphia

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This collection includes unmarked ballots found in books that are part of the Library Company's collections. The books in which they were found are not identified. Since the mid 1980s, the Library Company no longer separates such materials without tracking the connection through accession numbers. This collection gathers items from several sources, and is open to new additions. From the description of Things left in books collection. Ballots, 1851-1864. (Library Company of Philadelph...

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...