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Title
Letter to Cadwallader Colden
Names
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 (Author)
Colden, Cadwallader (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

Pennsylvania. Part III

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1744-04-05
Place: New York
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A.L.S. 1 page. 4o
Description
The [Philosophical] Society, as far as relates to Philadelphia, is formed and has held meetings; the members are, Thomas Bond, John Bartram, Thomas Godfrey, Samuel Rhodes, William Parsons, Phineas Bond, Thomas Hopkinson, William Coleman, and himself; the following have been added from New York and New Jersey, [James] Alexander, [Robert Hunter] Morris, [Archibald] Home, John Coxe and Mr. Martyn of Trenton; there are gentlemen in other colonies who are expected to join.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 3201
Archives EAD ID: 276154
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ae9ff170-6a41-0139-d6e7-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1706: Creator Born
  • 1744: Created
  • 1790: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Cadwallader Colden" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1744. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-27a3-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Cadwallader Colden" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-27a3-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1744). Letter to Cadwallader Colden Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-27a3-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Cadwallader Colden