102 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



Frow C[adwalader] Evans. 1769. November 27. Philadelphia. 



Acknowledging favors of September 8th and 9th, together with four 

 French memoirs on the Education of Silk Worms and the Culture of 

 Mulberry Trees. Has not attended a meeting of the Philosophical 

 Society for ten months; did not wish to be a solemn witness of trans- 

 actions inconsistent with his judgment. States in detail why the other 

 observations of the transit of Venus were not sent to Franklin. Charac- 

 terizes certain members of the Society as liars and filchers of reputation. 

 Saw Charles Read's wife in Burlington just before she died; Gov. 

 Franklin and his wife in good health and much beloved and esteemed. 

 A. L. S. 3 p. II, 201. 



From John Bartram. 1769. November 29. [Philadelphia.] 



Acknowledging his favor of July 9th. Sent his journal of North 

 and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida to Peter CoUinson, who ap- 

 proved it; is willing for Franklin to print it with certain corrections. 

 Thinks of giving Dr. Fothergill's nephew orders to dispose of his seeds 

 and receive and remit money, in place of his dear friend Peter CoUin- 

 son. Asks for the seeds of a certain rhubarb mentioned by Franklin. 

 A. L. S. I p. II, 202. 



From Seth Paddack. 1769. November 29. London. 



Has a quintal of codfish from Tim[othy] Folger, of Nantucket, for 

 Mr. Franklin. A. L. S. i p. LXIX, 79. 



From James Parker. 1769. November 30. Woodbridge. 



Acknowledging his favor of Sept. 9. Still unable to work owing to 

 the gout. Will write in a day or two and resign office in the customs. 

 Mr. Colden's delay in sending certain bills to Franklin. A. L. S. i p. 



II, 203. 

 From Committee of the New Jersey Assembly. 

 1769. December 7. Burlington, 



Relative to his work as the Agent of the Province. A. L. S. Cort- 

 [lan]d Skinner et al. 4 p. LII, 68. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, VII, 460). 



From Jer[emiah] Miller. 1769. December 11. New London. 



Thanking Franklin on his son's behalf, who has taken Mr. Chew's 

 place in the post-office ; asks that certain expenses incidental to the 



