1 6 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From William Shipley. 1756, September i. London. 



His election as corresponding member of the Society for the Encour- 

 agement of Arts. Their desire to make Great Britain and her colonies 

 mutually serviceable. The advantage to the mother country of giving 

 premiums in America. Thanks him for his generous present of 20 

 guineas. A. L. S. 2 p. I, 44* 



Printed in Works (Sparks, VII, 124, Note). 



FrojTi Richard Peters. 1756. December 24. 



(Memorandum.) Col. Bouquet waited on the Governor in the 

 presence of the Mayor and demanded that certain supplies and good 

 quarters be provided for the remainder of the iioo men and 51 officers 

 before Jan. ist. A. L. S. i p. (Attested copy.) I, 46. 



From L. S. Ourry. 1756. December 26. Philadelphia. 



After visiting the quarters of the First Battalion of the Royal Ameri- 

 can Regiment, reports lack of bedding and covering; no quarters fit for 

 officers nor any provided for recruits. A. L. S. i p. I, 47* 



From Benjamin Mecom. 1756. December 27. Philadelphia. 

 Bond for £50. D. S. i p. LXVI, 9. 



From [Joseph Galloway? Circa 1756.] 



Difficulty in inducing the Governor to grant commissions to certain 

 men in Philadelphia chosen to act as military officers in their respective 

 wards; the Governor hanged in effigy. L. 3 p. (Several pages miss- 

 ing.) LVIII, 117. 



From John Waring. 1757. January 24. London. 



Announcing the death of a worthy clergyman, Mr. Henry Wheatley, 

 whose executor he is; in his will, appointed Mr. Franklin trustee for his 

 heirs; if, however, these legatees be dead the money is to revert to the 

 residuary legatee. Is a member of an association for the conversion of 

 the negroes on the plantations to Christianity; asks his advice and 

 assistance in this matter. (Parts missing.) A. L. S. 3 p. I, 48. 



From The General Assembly of Pennsylvania. 1757. March 31. 



Instructions to Benjamin Franklin, as one of the Commissioners for 



the Province in England. (Incomplete.) D. i p. LVIII, i. 



