Benjamin Franklin

Franklin acknowledges receiving the sender's favor and asks the sender to find out if he's slighted by William Becket so that he can amend for any fault he may have committed. Franklin mentions that he left receipts for subscription money for books, particularly Stewart's Athens. He closes the bottom of the sheet: "We are all well, and as happy as other Folks for the present.”

At the time this letter was written, Franklin was appointed the agent of Pennsylvania in London; prior to assuming these duties, he served as the clerk of the Pennsylvania general assembly, postmaster of Philadelphia, delegate to the Continental Congress, and president of the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention. In addition, due to his scientific experiments, Franklin was also made a member of the Royal Society. Before involving himself in politics, Franklin had a career as a Philadelphia printer, founder of the Pennsylvania Gazette and the popular Poor Richard's Almanac. Later in life he was president of the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and the Minister to France.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).
[Letter] 1764 June 7, Philadelphia (Pa.) [to] William Strahan / B. Franklin.

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