Benjamin Franklin, Letter to George Washington, 1776

Benjamin Franklin, Letter to George Washington, 1776 Philadelphia, June 21. 76 Dear Sir I am [much] obliged by your kind Care of my unfortunate Letter, which at last came safe to hand. I see in it a Detail of the mighty Force we are threatened with which however I think it is not certain will ever arrive; & see more certainly the Ruin of Britain if she persists in such expensive distant Expeditions, which will probably prove more disastrous to her than anciently her Wars in the Holy Land. I return Gen. Sulivan's Letter enclos'd: Am glad to find him in such Spirits, that the Canadians are returning to their [Regard fortis?] I am just recovering from a severe Fit of the Gout, which has kept me from Congress & Company almost ever since you left us, so that I know little of what has pass'd there, ex- cept that a Declaration of Independence is preparing. With the greatest Esteem & Respect, I am, Dr Sir, Your most obdt & most humd Sen BF G Washington Writer Benjamin Franklin Date written 1776-06-21 Paper cm x cm in x in, ivory unlined Pen black Penmanship Style Collection Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to George Washington [New York]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. [1] File name Franklin Benjamin 17xx-0x-0x Links to Benjamin Franklin