Entered according to the act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, by HILLIARD, GRAY, AND Co., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

CAMBRIDGE:
STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY

FOLSOM, WELLS, AND THURSTON,

PRINTERS TO THE UNIVERSITY.

OF

VOLUME EIGHTH.

CORRESPONDENCE.

PART SECOND;

COMPRISING LETTERS, PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL, FROM

THE TIME OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST MISSION TO

ENGLAND, TO THE BEGINNING OF THE AMERICAN

REVOLUTION.

1757-1775.

Silk produced in Pennsylvania, and sent to England for

a Bounty.

From David Hume to B. Franklin. 7 February.

On the Prejudices against his Writings.

To Thomas Cushing. 13 April.

Little done in Parliament relating to America. - Lord

Hillsborough. Agents in England unnecessary, unless

received on a different Footing.

To Mrs. Deborah Franklin. 5 May.

To Mrs. Deborah Franklin. 14 July.

Journey to the North of England.

To William Franklin. 17 August.

Removal of Lord Hillsborough. - Lord Dartmouth.

To William Franklin. 19 August.

Use of bodily Exercise.

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To William Franklin. 19 August.

Lord Hillsborough refuses Admittance to him.

able Situation in London. Desires to return Home.

Chosen into the Royal Academy at Paris.

To Anthony Benezet. 22 August.

On the Slave Trade.

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Petition to the King.-Lord Dartmouth appointed Minis-

ter of American Affairs.

To Joseph Priestley. 19 September.

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Moral Algebra, or Method of deciding doubtful Matters

with One's Self.

To John Bartram. 17 October.

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Rhubarb. Upland Rice. - Chinese Tallow Tree.

To Thomas Cushing. 4 November. .

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Petition to the King put into the Hands of Lord Dartmouth.

Petition from Massachusetts Bay.- Conversation with Lord

Dartmouth respecting it.

1773.

To Thomas Cushing. 5 January.

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Conversation with Lord Dartmouth on American Affairs.

Condition of the India Company. - Security of the Colo-

nies lies in their growing Strength.

Ministry embarrassed with the Affairs of the India Com-

pany. - Distress among the Manufacturers.