6o Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



if Holt will settle his debt to him within three months, well and good; 

 if not, he will arrest him and start to print a rival newspaper. Com- 

 plains of the amount he earns as Land-Waiter, of the misfortunes he has 

 had to struggle against, of Mr. Colden, his assistants in the post-office, 

 and of many other things. Bulk of people still dispute authority from 

 home; notwithstanding the late Act of Parliament directing every Cap- 

 tain of a vessel to carry all letters to the post-office, the moment a ship 

 comes in, the letters are seized by force and carried to the coffee-house 

 where they are cried out and delivered. A. L. S. 8 p. II, 24. 



Printed in Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc, 2d Sen, XVI, p. 212. 



From Tho[mas] Wharton. 1766, June 12. Philadelphia. 



Sentiments of Dr. Franklin's friends in Pennsylvania respecting his 

 manner of executing his agency in England. Great honor due Dr. 

 Fothergill for his piece written on the Stamp Act. A. L. S. i p. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, VII, 318). ^^y ^S* 



From Jos[eph] Galloway. 1766. June 16. Philadelphia. 



Fine qualities of those worthy men now at the head of public affairs. 

 Great relief caused by Franklin's letter to the Committee of Corre- 

 spondence, announcing that the petitions will be proceeded on. Infamous 

 and groundless charge preferred against Franklin by the Chief Justice. 

 Regulations in American commerce. Currency. Proprietors deter- 

 mined to give their friends twelve months' notice before surrendering the 

 government. A. L. S. 3 p. II, 26. 



Printed, in part, in Works (Sparks, VII, 321). 



From John Read. 1766. June 17. Philadelphia. 



Enclosing a copy of a letter to reinstate him in the King's service; 

 chance of his being appointed Commissary of the Southwest or Pennsyl- 

 vania district. Mr. Allen's assertion in the House that Franklin was 

 the great cause of bringing on the Stamp Act. Dr. Smith's remarks 

 relative to an American Bishopric resented by the Presbyterian clergy. 

 A. L. S. I p. II, 27. 



From G[eorge] Wythe. 1766. June 23. [Virginia.] 



Begging Franklin to recommend his promotion in the House of 

 Burgesses; promises to be an exception to a quotation from Tacitus re- 

 garding ingratitude. (Partially mutilated.) A. L. S. i p. II, 28. 



