Letters to Benjamin Franklin 35 



From James Parker. 1764. November 23. Woodbridge. 



Details of a business transaction with Dunlap. Left Philadelphia 

 before the arrival of his letter from the Capes, supposes by this time 

 he is well on his voyage. On returning home, sent off his son to bring 

 back Lady Jane; Mrs. Franklin had some thoughts of coming, but de- 

 cided not to. His debt to Mr. Strahan. A. L. S. i p. I, 103. 



Printed in Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc, 2d Ser., XVI, 195. 



From [Samuel Wharton]. 1764. November 23. Philadelphia. 



Provincial politics in Pennsylvania in regard to the relations of the 

 Proprietary and the Royal parties. The re-emitting act. Military 

 affairs. A. L. 8 p. (Incomplete.) LVIII, 32. 



From [Thomas] Osborne. 1764. November. Gray's Inn, [London]. 



Has taken the liberty to send him the 15th volume of Modern History 

 with some of his catalogues, which he does not doubt Dr. Franklin will 

 distribute to the best advantage. Would give him infinite pleasure if a 

 certain intricate account were settled. A. L. i p. I, 109. 



Froyn Alex[ande]r Small. 1764. December i. London. 



Concerning the best means of pickling sturgeon. The best machine 

 for uprooting trees; Franklin's idea of pulling them down by a force 

 applied to a straight rope appealed strongly to the writer's namesake, the 

 Virginia professor. Must have seen by the newspapers the death of Mr. 

 Bliss, the Greenwich observer; Mr. Mitchell has unsuccessfully offered 

 himself as a candidate; thinks the Tor)^ interest will get it for an 

 Oxonian who never made an observation. Rival geniuses apt to be highly 

 jealous of one another; cites the case between Cumming, the watch- 

 maker, and Mr. Harrison. The affair of the £5000 which was to have 

 been given to Mr. Harrison ; the law says that he is entitled to £20,000 

 for his discovery. England's relation to America; Franklin's friends hope 

 he will put on paper his thoughts on this subject. A. L. S. 4 p. I, IIO. 



From Tho[mas] Wharton. 1764. December 4. Philadelphia. 



James Hamilton and his nephew sailed on the 28th with Capt. Friend. 

 Letter received from Col. Bouquet announcing a peace with the Shaw- 

 anese and Delawares; terms of surrender. Rumors that an answer to 

 Franklin's ' Remarks on a Protest ' will shortly be published ; satisfied 

 that J. D. [John Dickinson?] has been applied to for his name, but 



