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Title: Receipted bill for Benjamin Franklin Bache's schooling, 1777 January 08; Hourville, d'. Receipted bill for Benjamin Franklin Bache's schooling for the quarter.
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9353
Description: Bill for Benjamin Franklin Bache's schooling for the quarter.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Children--America--History--18th century
Date: 1777-01-08; 2022

Title: Franklin, Benjamin to Benjamin Franklin Bache, 1782 January 07; Franklin, Benjamin to Bache, B. F.
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:11158
Description: Benjamin Franklin explains letter writing etiquette to his grandson, Benjamin Franklin Bache.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Children--America--History--18th century
Date: 1782-01-07; 2022

Title: Sums paid by Benjamin Franklin for Benjamin Franklin Bache, 1776 December 27 - 1780 September 06; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Sums paid... for Benjamin Franklin Bache
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9324
Description: List of payments by B. Franklin related to Benjamin Franklin Bache's education in France.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Children--America--History--18th century
Date: 1776-1780; 2022

Title: Caldwell, E. H. to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1803 November 8
Identifier(s): text:320780
Description: Letter from E. H. Caldwell to Sally Bache concerning girls' education and the "scarcity of good servants."
Creator: Caldwell, E. H.et al
Subject: Parenthood; Children--America--History--18th century; Social networks--18th century; Education--America--History--18th century; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808
Date: 1803-11-08; 2021

Title: Wister, Sarah to William Wister, 1904 November 15; Wister, Sarah, 1761-1804. ALS to William Wister
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7444
Description: Sarah Wister writes about the death of her brother William Wister in 1781.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Family life--18th century; Households--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; Motherhood; Children--America--History--18th century; Wister, William, 1778-1781
Date: 1781; 2022

Title: Peters, S. to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1778 April 25
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:516
Description: Letter from S. Peters to Sally Bache discussing family matters.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Peters, S.
Source: Sarah Franklin Bache Papers (Mss.B.B1245); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B1245-ead.xml
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Children--America--History--18th century; Social networks--18th century; Female friendship; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; ; ;
Date: 1778-04-25; 2021

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to "My dear Brother and My dear Sister," 1782
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:524
Description: Letter from Sally Bache to unknown recipient, likely her brother-in-law, Theophylact Bache, and one of her sisters-in-law. Sally updates them on family matters, sharing aspects of her and Richard Bache's children's lives and emphasizes that Mr. Bache is offended that his sister does not write him.; Possibly a draft letter.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808
Source: Sarah Franklin Bache Papers (Mss.B.B1245); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B1245-ead.xml
Subject: Lived Experience; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Women--History--18th century; Children--America--History--18th century; Bache, Richard, 1737-1811
Date: approximately 1782; 2021

Title: Potts, A. to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1783 March 3
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:512
Description: Letter from A. Potts to Sally Bache. Potts discusses family and political matters, mentioning her daughter's education and the news that Dr. Franklin [Benjamin Franklin] "arrived with the articles of peace."; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Potts, A.
Source: Sarah Franklin Bache Papers (Mss.B.B1245); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B1245-ead.xml
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Children--America--History--18th century; Social networks--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Education--America--History--18th century; ; ; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Date: 1783-03-03; 2021

Title: Rawle, Peggy to Sarah Wister, 1776 July 28; Rawle, Peggy. ALS to Sally (Sarah) Wister
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7381
Description: Peggy Rawle responds to Sarah (Sally) Wister. She discusses her longing to be in Germantown instead of "the town" and her feelings of loneliness. Peggy also describes her home life including locking the library door "to keep my troublesom[e] little Brother out". Peggy also discusses a mutual friend, namely Polly Fishbourne, who she describes as not "a girl of her word" as she has not been writing her. She also references a "D N", likely Deborah Norris (Logan).; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Children--America--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; Female friendship; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Logan, Deborah Norris, 1761-1839; Fishbourne, Polly
Date: 1776-07-28; 2022