worthy a person as Mr. Dove for your other purpose, I hope the same good Providence will provide for this. I am not personally acquainted with Mr. Winthrop, the Professor at Cambridge, but what I have heard of him, perhaps he might do. But I rather think it would be your best way to try if you cannot get some friend and faithful gentleman at home, of good judgment and care, to inquire and try if some worthy Fellow of one or other of the Universities could not be obtained. Perhaps Mr. Peters or Mr. Dove may know of some acquaintance of theirs, that might do likely: dulcius ex ipsis fortibus. Your son intimated that you had thought of a voyage home yourself; if you should you might undoubtedly look out a fit person to be had, and you had better do as you can for some time than not be well provided. I could, however, wish to make you a visit in the Spring, if the way were safe, but it seems the small-pox is propagating at New York, and perhaps you will be scarcely free of it Meantime you have, indeed, my heart with you as though I were ever so much with you in presence, and if there were any good office in my power you might freely command it. I thank you for sending the two sheets of my ' ' Noetica ' ' which are done with much care. I find no defects worth mentioning but what were probably my own. At page 62, 1. 19, there should have been a (;) after "universal," and 1. 2ia(;) after "affirmative." On reviewing the former sheets I observe a neglect, p. 30, 1. 24, ' on account of which, ' ' and p. 36, 1. 3, there should be a (, ) after "is."
I am very much obliged to you for Short and the Almanac and my wife for hers. I have had five parcels of the ' ' Œconomies ' ' and Fisher. I think you told me they were a dollar each parcel, besides that of Havens, who desires you to send him another parcel, and begs you to send one or more of your pieces on "Electricity," published in England. By your son's account I am much charmed with this, and beg if you have a spare copy to send it me. And as you desire a copy of my " Introduction, " since I had many sent me from home, I send a half dozen of which with my humble service to Messrs: Peters and Francis and your son, pray them to accept each a copy. My wife and son, with me, desire our service may be acceptable to them and Mrs. Franklin and your son.
I am, Sir, etc.
S. J.
MR. FRANKLIN TO DR. JOHNSON.
Philadelphia, July, 2, 52.
REV. SIR, I have sent you, via New York, twenty-four of your books bound as those I sent per post. The remainder of the fifty are binding in a plainer manner, and shall be sent as soon as done and left at Mr. Stuyvesant' s as your order.
Our Academy, which you so kindly inquire after, goes on well. Since Mr. Martin' s death the Latin and Greek School has been under the
