Letter, 1788 June 1, Philadelphia, [Pa.], to [Mather Byles, Boston, Mass.].

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Letter, 1788 June 1, Philadelphia, [Pa.], to [Mather Byles, Boston, Mass.].

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Handwritten copy of original letter in which Franklin writes "I wish for your sake that electricity had really proved what at first it was supposed to be, a cure for the palsy" and describes how he also has a daughter who is "the comfort of my declining years, while my son is estranged from me by the part he took in the late war". Transcribed by "F.A."

1 ALS ; 25 cm.

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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New England Historic Genealogical Society

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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 ...

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Byles, Mather, 1707-1788

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Mather Byles was born 15 March 1706/7 Boston, Mass. He graduated Harvard 1725 and was ordained as the first minister of Hollis St. Church in 1732. He died 5 July 1788 Boston, Mass. From the description of Letterbook of Mather Byles, 1727-1784. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 49281977 ...