174 Miscellaneous Papers 



From Jno. Kelly to [Lawrence] Growdon. 

 1746-7. February 9. Hillton. 



Relative to the affairs of the widow Williams and her son Richard. 

 A. L. S. I p. LII, 20. 



From James MacSparran to Colonel Henry Gary of Dungiven. 

 1752. August 20. Narraganset, Rhode Island. 



Description of the English American domain. A. L. S. 11 p. 



XLIX, 63a. 



Printed, in part, in Collections of Rhode Island Historical Soc, III, 131. 



From James MacSparran to The Rev. Paul Limwick. 



1752. November 10. Narraganset, New England. 



Family affairs. Has been engaged in a law suit about Glebe lands 

 about twenty-eight years and a decree has been made against him 

 with the result of a loss of at least £600. Will go to England next 

 spring if he can obtain his wife's consent. Vagrant, illiterate preachers 

 swarm here. A. L. S. 2 p. XLIX, 63b. 



From Jonathan Todd to . 1753. March 6. East Guilford. 



Expressing his friendship for his correspondent and asking him to 

 present to Mr. [Benjamin] Franklin, for whom he has the greatest ad- 

 miration, a few observations written by him while reading Mr. Frank- 

 lin's ingenious manuscript, entitled " Physical and Meteorological Con- 

 jectures, etc."; the pleasure he derived from reading the manuscript; 

 presents these objections merely to have them removed. A. L. S. 2 p. 



I, 19. 

 From John Franklin^ to William Franklin, Philadelphia. 

 1753- July 23. Boston. 

 Relative to the accounts of Joseph Grant. A. L. S. i p. 



XL VIII, 119. 

 * [Brother of Benjamin Franklin.] 



By The Earl of Macclesfield. 1753. October 30. 



Speech to the Royal Society on awarding the Copley Medal for 

 that year to Benjamin Franklin. Manuscript. 10 p. With engraved 

 plate of the medal, i vol. 4to. B F 85, m 3. 



