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Title: Tobocah (Choctaw Chief) and Chickasaw Captain to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): text:183168
Description: Letter to Franklin from the Choctaw chief Tobocah, his wife, and "Chickasaw Captain." Present compliments. Seek directions as to how to proceed on their business.
Creator: Tobocah
Source: Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss.B.F85); http://www.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85-ead.xml
Subject: Choctaw Indians; Chickasaw Indians
Date: 1787-06-19

Title: Plan de souscription, pour le graphometre universel, nouvel instrument mathématique, de l'invention du Sr. A. G. Eckhardt, membre de la Société Royale de Londres
Identifier(s): text:782; APSimg6687; Goodman Number: 299
Description: A machine to "mesure & dessine généralement tous les objets visibles." Also advertises two volumes of plates, the drawings of which were made as samples of the various uses to which the "graphometre" might be applied.; Hays reference #: Vol. 77, no. 76. Oversized.
Creator: Eckhardt, Antoine George, ca. 1740-ca. 1810
Source: Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss.B.F85); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85-ead.xml
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Scientific Instruments; Broadside Subdivision: ; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Scientific apparatus; Mathematics
Date: n.d.

Title: Benjamin Franklin and John Foxcroft to [Anthony Todd], 1764 September 21
Identifier(s): text:191286
Description: Philadelphia. Received his letter and gave orders for the several Acts of Parliament referred to, to be observed and executed by the officers. Is greatly concerned that the state of their accounts are delayed so long. Cause of this delay. The rule for charging 2d. or 16 gr. of silver on every letter coming from a ship is observed here; think the office would lose if they charged but a penny a letter. Amendments which they propose for the security of correspondence as well as for the advantage of the revenue. Advise that charge for postage be made according to the number of miles letters are carried.; Hays' number: L(ii), 37
Source: Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss.B.F85); http://www.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85inventory11-ead.xml
Date: 1764-09-21

Title: The right ascension and declination of ß bootes adapted to the beginning of the year, 1787
Identifier(s): text:790; APSimg6680; Goodman Number: 116
Description: Manuscript notation at top: "For His Excellency B. Franklin Esqr." Ellicott indicates that ß bootes "may be advantageously used in determining latitude" in the United States. Also includes notation that sector constructed by [David] Rittenhouse was used by Ellicott to make his observations.; Hays reference #: Vol. 77, no. 46.
Creator: Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820
Source: Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss.B.F85); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85-ead.xml
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Physical Science; Broadside Subdivision: Astronomy; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Astronomy; Constellations; Stargazing
Date: ca. 1787

Title: To the learned and judicious. [Page 4:] Proposals for printing, by subscription, An easy introduction to the Latin language, adapted to the comprehension of beginners
Identifier(s): text:791; APSimg6685; Goodman Number: 277
Description: Prospectus announcing the creation of a work on the study of Latin for beginners, to be written by the Rev. W. Nixon. Includes specimens of grammar, vocabulary, and translation, in addition to a testimonial of Nixon's work Prosody Made Easy.; Hays reference #: Vol. 77, no. 74.
Creator: Nixon, William
Source: Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss.B.F85); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85-ead.xml
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Social Science; Broadside Subdivision: Linguistics; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Language; Linguistics; Education
Date: n.d.

Title: Loyseau to Benjamin Franklin, 1783 February 17
Identifier(s): text:161380
Description: Reason why he wrote Franklin regarding the means of exporting steel to America. Slanders against him by Mr. William Alexander; defends himself from such an attack. His high opinion of [Comte] de Benyowsky. (In French.)
Source: Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss.B.F85); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85-ead.xml
Subject: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Date: 1783-02-17

Title: Prospectus d'un supplément à l'Encyclopédie alphabétique, extrait de l'Encyclopédie par order des matieres. ...ce 10 decembre 1783
Identifier(s): text:788; APSimg6677; Goodman Number: 101
Description: Prospectus for a supplement to an encyclopedia sent to Benjamin Franklin in 1783. See also Goodman #107 (Mss.B.F85: vol. 77, no. 69).; Hays reference #: Vol. 77, no. 70.
Creator: Société Typographique
Source: Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss.B.F85); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85-ead.xml
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: General Publications; Broadside Subdivision: ; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Encyclopedias & dictionaries
Date: 1783

Title: Redemptoris typo. Tentamina de electricitate. ...Exercitium istud quod sibi dedicari concessit, présentiâ suâ nobiltabit D. Benjamin Franklin, bene meritorum de electricitate physicorum princeps in Mazarinaeo
Identifier(s): text:787; APSimg6681; Goodman Number: 136
Description: Document announces the defense of a thesis by Louis-Hilaire Fagnan concerning the properties of electricity. Dr. Benjamin Franklin will be present, because the exercise is dedicated to him. See also more complete description with broadside. Includes illustration of Abraham and Isaac.; Hays reference #: Vol. 76, no. 38. Oversized.
Creator: Dumay, Julianus-Maria
Source: Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss.B.F85); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85-ead.xml
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Physical Science; Broadside Subdivision: Electricity; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Electricity; Public speaking
Date: [1779]