Correspondence to Benjamin Franklin from J.Ingen Housz, 1777 December 14.

Name:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Date:

1777-12-14

Description:

Delft. Has leave of absence to go to Holland and England; desires some political news which may serve to keep his Royal Mistress in good humor. Reflections on the American revolt and England's probable attitude. A.L.S. 3p.

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.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Geographic Subject:

Delft

Rights:

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

Notes:

See full finding aid at: https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPENN_RBML_PUSP.MS.COLL.900

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 900, Volume I, Page 41

Collection:

Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)