Correspondence from Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan

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.
Creator
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Strahan, William, 1715-1785
Form
letters (correspondence)
Date
1746-01-04
Language
English
Geographic Subject
United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Collection
Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)
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
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.
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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