Correspondence from Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan

Name:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Strahan, William, 1715-1785

Date:

1746-01-04

Description:

Letter from Franklin to the printer William Strahan with an order for books, with mention of specific titles, and arrangements for payment of bill.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Presented by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to Thomas S. Gates in 1940. Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Archives with President Gates' papers and catalaoged as UPA3 1111A. Transferred to the Penn Libraries in 2024 and rehoused with the body of the Franklin papers. Letter formerly encased in glass and leather case.

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Letters

Geographic Subject:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/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, Box XIII Folder 6

Collection:

Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)