Letters to Benjamin Franklin 55 



From Tho[mas] Crowley. 1766. February 8. London. 



Denying the authorship of a paragraph in the Gazetteer of Feb. ist, 

 that the taxes in Arnerica do not amount to more than eight pence per 

 head, whereas in England, to pay the interest only of money spent in 

 Great Britain to defend America, they amount to twelve shillings. 

 Strongly advocates conciliatory measures. A. L. S. 2 p. II, 7. 



From Springett Penn. 1766. February 12. Dublin. 



A long time ago desired him to ask Mr. Life for enough of his mother's 

 money to purchase a lottery ticket, Mr. Jackson gives him no hopes of 

 succeeding in his claim to the Government. A. L. S. i p. II, 8. 



From Amelia Evans. [1766. February] ? 



Is about to sail for America. Asks for a loan of money. A. L. S. 

 3 p. XLII, 22. 



From Pliil[ip] Syng. 1766. March i. Philadelphia. 



Acknowledging the present of Dr. Lewis's new work, wherein the man- 

 agement of gold and silver is so well treated. The Junto fainted in the 

 heat of the preceding summer and has not yet revived ; Franklin's pres- 

 ence needed to reanimate it. A. L. S. I p. II, 9. 



From Tlio[nias] Wharton. 1766. March 2. Philadelphia. 



Proprietary party say openly that there will be no change of Gov- 

 ernment; all he and his friends can urge are Franklin's integrity, ca- 

 pacity, and his assurance that the petitions are not rejected. Certain 

 men on the Court side only lie in wait to augment the least omission on 

 Franklin's part; the December packet having brought two letters from 

 Franklin to Joseph Galloway and none to the Committee of Cor- 

 respondence, they declare it contrary to his instructions and are en- 

 deavoring to prejudice members of the Assembly against him. Parson 

 Millenburg denies that the letter mentioned before was read in the 

 Dutch church. James Tilghman's appointment to the land office in 

 place of William Peters, gives general satisfaction. Informed that the 

 Courts are to be opened that week. A. L. S. 2 p. II, 10. 



From Amelia Evans. 1766. March 6. Portsmouth. 



Apologizing for not waiting on him before she left town ; expects to 

 sail on the Aeolus; Sir William Erskine among the passengers, who is 



