112 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



Frojn Tho[ina]s Gilpin. 1770. September 28. Philadelphia. 



Transient thoughts on the subject of the duties imposed by England 

 on the Colonies. A. L. S. 3 p. Ill, 29. 



From Mary Parker. 1770. October 6. New York. 



Concerning the Comptroller's books in Mr. Foxcroft's possession. 

 Promises to send a general account of the Post-Office affairs. A. L. S. 



I p. in, 30. 



Printed in Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc, 2d Ser., XVI, 228. 



From N[oble] W[iinberly] Jones. 1770. October 9. 



Acknowledges receipt of mace and gowns ordered last February 21st, 

 and encloses bills of exchange in part payment. Also acknowledges 

 receipt of pamphlets and speeches. Assurances of the Assembly's esteem. 

 A. L. S. 3 p. LII, 81. 



FroTii Thomas Fitzmaurice. 1770. October 12. Isle of Wight. 



Expressing his own and Dr. Hawkesworth's disappointment at not 

 seeing Franklin. Concerning Sir Charles Knowdes' experiment to 

 ascertain the force and direction of the wind ; plans to bring him and 

 Franklin together. " Aspersions thrown upon the Doctor's Maggy." 

 Warlike preparations growing fainter. A. L. S. 4 p. Ill, 31. 



From Tho[nias] Foxcroft. 1770. November 10. Philadelphia. 



Has just received the enclosed bill of exchange from the Quebec office. 

 A. L. S. I p. HI, 32. 



From Jona[than] Williams [Sr.]. 1770. November 16. Boston. 



Congratulating their cousin Nancy on her marriage to Capt. Clark. 

 A. L. S. I p. XXXVII, 4. 



Frojn J[osepli] Priestley. 1770. November 21. Leeds. 



Rectifies a mistake in the catalogue of books wanted; very anxious 

 to get De la Hire's " Differents Accidents de la "Vue " and Du Hamel's 

 "History of the French Academy"; must purchase the Petersburg 

 Memoirs, though they will cost above £20; has not yet received Boyle's 

 Works; studying up the subject of light and color. A. L. S. 2 p. 



HI. 33. 



