450 Letters from Benjamin Franklin 



To Messrs. Hillary & Scot. 1760. April 8. London. 



Received the invoice and bill for earthenw^are ; desires them to get in- 

 surance for £50 which vi^ould include the Bale from Kendal; re- 

 quests them to draw on him for the whole, also asks them to send a 

 copy of the invoice with the goods to Peter Franklin, of Rhode Island, 

 if the ship is not gone. A. Dr. of L. S. i p. XLV, 20a. 



To [Cadwallader] Golden. 1760. April 8. London. 



Has ordered to his care from Liverpool 9 casks and I bale which he 

 requests him to forward to Peter Franklin in New Port, Rhode Island. 

 Requests him to pay the freight and charge to him. Hopes to see 

 him during the summer. A. Dr. of L. S. i p. XLV, 20b. 



To . 1760. April 8. London. 



Sorry that he cannot be certain as to the time of going into Derby- 

 shire; the Province affairs are to have a hearing before the Board 

 of Trade; he is engaged in public business relating to the Colonies, 

 which will have several hearings before the Lords of Trade and the 

 Council, the first of which is fixed for the 1 8th and the rest, un- 

 certain, it is impossible for him to foresee when he shall be at liberty; 

 when that time comes, hopes to visit him. A. Dr. of L. S. i p. 



XLV, 20c. 



To [Mrs. Deborah Franklin]. 1760. June 27. London. 



Advises her not to be troubled by idle reports concerning him. 

 Negro School established by Dr. Bray's Associates. Faults of servants. 

 Marriage in London. Death of David Edwards. A. L. S. 3 p. 

 (A. copy.) XLVI(ii), 21. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, VII, 2oi ; Bigelow, III, 59; Smyth, IV, 22). 



To [Mrs. Deborah Franklin], 1760. August 23. London. 



Is well. Sends her the eider-down coverlid and bag for the feet, 

 also a camlet for his sister. Peter is concerned that she should be so 

 perplexed about a house. A. L. S. i p. XLVI(ii), 22. 



To Isaac Norris, Esq., Speaker. 1760. November ig. London. 



Has received the money from the exchequer and lodged it in the 

 Bank; thinks the money should be laid out in stocks. 



