Correspondence, 1775-1819.

ArchivalResource

Correspondence, 1775-1819.

There are 8 volumes of letters addressed to Benjamin Franklin, 1775-1790, and a box of personal correpondence, principally to George Fox on business matters, but including letters to Henry Drinker, Jean Baptiste Le Roy, James Monroe, Solomon Ridgway, Thomas Ruston, Fulwar Skipwith, and Jonathan Williams. Some of these are transcripts and photostats.

ca. 4500 items.

eng,

fre,

Related Entities

There are 10 Entities related to this resource.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bs9j71 (person)

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 ...

Fox, George, 1759-1828.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65b0660 (person)

George Fox was a Philadelphia physician and man of affairs. From the description of Letterbook, 1786-1797. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122578931 From the guide to the George Fox letterbook, 1786-1797, 1786-1797, (American Philosophical Society) The sons of Joseph Fox and Elizabeth Mickle, George (1759-1828) and Samuel Mickel Fox I (1763-1808) became intimate friends of Benjamin Franklin's grandson William Temple Frankli...

Le Roy, Jean Baptiste 1724-1800

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w683451c (person)

Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dj5vc7 (person)

U.S. consul-general and commercial agent, Paris, France; later served as governor of the province of West Florida and the Louisiana Senate; of Louisiana. From the description of Papers, 1793-1807. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 70955757 From the description of Fulwar Skipwith papers, 1793-1807. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 47727970 Skipwith, a native Virginian, was appointed consul gener...

Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x63qv9 (person)

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...

Ridgway, Solomon.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j13qcw (person)

Ruston, Thomas, approximately 1739-1804

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z33m4x (person)

Epithet: monk of Westminster British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000351.0x0000b8 Physician of Philadelphia. From the description of Document, 1765, Nov. 26 : Edinburgh, Scotland. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35315005 Thomas Ruston was born in Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, to Job and Mary Ruston. Thomas was the first of twelve children. His parents emigrated from Berwick, Engl...

Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rr1z7b (person)

Henry Drinker, a prominent Quaker merchant in Philadelphia, was the son of Henry and Mary Gottier Drinker. He married Ann Swett in 1754 and then, after her death, married Elizabeth Sandwith in 1761. Drinker is perhaps best known for his exile with other Quaker pacifists to Winchester, Virginia, during 1777-1778. He was a Clerk of the Meeting for Sufferings, Treasurer of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and an Elder. From the description of Correspondence, 1791-1801. (Swarthmore College)....

Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67h1mhq (person)

Army officer and engineer. From the description of ALS : New York, to Jonathan Dayton, 1811 June 6. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122316941 From the description of ALS : New York, to W. C. Leffingwell, 1810 Mar. 25. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525040 Nephew of Benjamin Franklin, served as agent of Continental Congress at Nantes. From the description of ALS, 1780 September 12 : Nantes, to James Searle, ...

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vv2g33 (person)

James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...