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Benjamin Franklin letter scrap to James Logan, 1749
Benjamin Franklin letter scrap to James Logan, 1749
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Benjamin Franklin letter scrap to James Logan, 1749

Permanent ID:
12532
Date:
September 2 1749
Image Description:
Scrap of letter by Benjamin Franklin to James Logan. Franklin asks James Logan “please to favour” him with a “short Acct” of his library, so that he could insert a description of it in his proposal for an academy (the Academy of Philadelphia, which later became the University of Pennsylvania).
Format:
Correspondence
Dimensions:
Width: 12 cm, Height: 14.5 cm (image)
Collection:
Logan family papers
Related People or Organizations:
Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790 (author)
James Logan, 1674-1751 (correspondent)