To a Member of the Pennsylvania Council June, 1786 HONORABLE SIR: I have sent to His Excellency, the President [Benjamin Franklin] two models for a Bridge, the one of wood, the other of cast-iron bars, to be erected over rivers, without piers. As I shall in a few days go to New York, and take […]
To a Member of the Pennsylvania Council June, 1786 Read Post »
THE AFFAIRS OF THE BANK, AND PAPER-MONEY PREFACE I HERE present the public with a new performance. Some parts of it are more particularly adapted to the State of Pennsylvania, on the present state of its affairs; but there are others which are on a larger scale. The time bestowed on this work has not
Dissertations on Government Read Post »
From the original letter at the American Philosophical Society. Mr. Claypoole I send you a head piece with my name to it to be prefaced to the piece I send you for publication. You told me that those pieces were contrary to your opinion — but as your opinion is perhaps contrary to that of
To Mr Claypoole (Pennsylvania Packet) January, 1786 Read Post »
From the original letter at the American Philosophical Society. Dec. 31st 1785 I send you the Candles I have been making. In a little time after they are lighted the smoke and flame separate, the one issuing from one end of the candle, and the other from the other end. I suppose this to be
To His Excellency Benjamin Franklin December, 31 1785 Read Post »
From the original letter at the New York Public Library. Mr. Claypoole — I have often observed paragraphs in your paper, in support or vindication of what appears and always did to me a very wrong piece of policy, as well as an unconstitutional proceeding of the late Assembly — the violation of public faith
To Mr. Claypoole (Pennsylvania Packet) December, 1785 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Sept. 28. 1785 Sir I enclose an account of the monies due me in the depreciation of my salary while Secretary to the Committee for Foreign Affairs. — It is prior to the time to which the resolve of Congress for making up the depreciation in
To the Congress of the United States September 28, 1785 Read Post »
To the Congress of the United States September 27, 1785 As there is now a report founded on a former resolve, depending before Congress, respecting a compensation to me for my service to the States during the war and the progress of the revolution, I request leave, on this particular occasion, to address the following
To the Congress of the United States September 27, 1785 Read Post »
From the original letter at the American Philosophical Society. New-York Sept 23d, 1785 My Dear Sir It gives me exceeding great pleasure to have the opportunity of Congratulating you on your return home and to a land of Peace; and to express to you my heart-felt wishes that the remainder of your days may be
To Honorable Benjamin Franklin, ESQ., September 23, 1785 Read Post »
To Temple Franklin Sept. 23, 1785 NEW YORK,. DEAR SIR : With a great deal of pleasure I welcome your return to America, where, I hope you will meet with every circumstance to make you happy. Master Bache was too young when he went away to remember me; but do me the service to make
To Temple Franklin Sept. 23, 1785 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. I have applied to Mr. Milleghan's Office where I am informed that it has always been the custom of that Office, to settle the claims or accounts of the Civil List, by the Continental Scale of Depreciation, for the whole time such persons had been in
To a Committee of Congress September 1785 Read Post »
