52 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



Fi-om T. Goolding, 1765. December 7. Brewer Street [London]. 



Concerning some damask curtains for the Governor [Franklin] and 

 his lady. A, L. S. i p. I, I74« 



From Fra[nci]s Hopkinson. 1765. December 13. Philadelphia. 



Esteem themselves very happy in having a friend like Franklin, who 

 will represent their characters in a favorable light, to their relation, the 

 Bishop. Franklin's advice to send Mr. Burrows a present of sturgeon 

 or apples with their letter of thanks, came too late, the letter having 

 gone; however, will ship them at once. Concerning Miss Sally's 

 harpsichord whose machinery is so complex that no one could keep it in 

 order but the man who made it; as Miss Sally plays so well, suggests 

 the advisability of buying her a new one. Has finished the translation 

 of the Psalms of David to the great satisfaction of the Dutch congrega- 

 tion at New York. A. L. S. 4 p. I, I75. 



From James Parker. 1765. December 20. Burlington. 



Acknowledging favor of the middle of September, with invoice of 

 goods sent to Mr. Hughes of New York; disposition to be made of 

 them. Has had a prolonged and severe attack of the gout ; his son also 

 has been verj^ ill, at death's door, but is a little better; all this has 

 delayed his accounts with Mr. Hall, also his departure for New York. 

 B. Mecom's affairs. A. L. S. 2 p. I, 176. 



From Tho[inas] Wharton. 1765. December 30. Philadelphia. 



Acknowledging favor of Sept. 26. Overjoyed that the Petitions are 

 presented and that there is a good chance of their success, notwith- 

 standing the contradictory assertions of the Proprietary party. Stamped 

 paper not allowed to land, some of it sent on board Captain Hawker. 

 No business done in the courts, nor is the Port of New York opened. 

 A. L. S. I p. I, 177- 



From Peter Franklin. [1765?] 



Request to send money by the first opportunity and to ask for a letter 

 for him at the post office. A. L. i p. (Incomplete.) LVIII, 81. 



From Jos[eph] Galloway. [1765.] 

 Democratic notions in America may lead to the independence of the 

 Colonies from England. Distress on account of the Stamp Act. An ad- 

 dress of the merchants of Pennsylvania to the merchants of London. 

 Proceedings of the Stamp Act Congress. A. L. S. 4 p. (First part 

 missing.) LVIII, 36, a, b. 



