Correspondence from Benjamin Franklin to Comtesse de Forbach, 1779 June.

Name:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Date:

1779-06

Description:

Acknowledging her gift of a pair of scissors; constant reminders of her at every turn; she has impressed him as one of the best, wisest and most amiable of women. A. Dr. of L. 1p.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Bequeathed by Benjamin Franklin to his grandson William Temple Franklin. Bequeathed by William Temple Franklin to George Fox who in turn passed on possession to his children, Charles and Mary. Found at the Fox family estate at Champlost in a stable loft by Mrs. Holbrook around 1862 and given to her by Eliza Fox subsequently. Sold by her son George O. Holbrook to a committee of friends of the University of Pennsylvania Library in 1903 and gifted by them to the University the same year.

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Letters

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 900, Volume IX Page 17

Collection:

Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)