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Title: Potts, A. to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1783 March 3
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:512
Description: Letter from A. Potts to Sally Bache. Potts discusses family and political matters, mentioning her daughter's education and the news that Dr. Franklin [Benjamin Franklin] "arrived with the articles of peace."; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Potts, A.
Source: Sarah Franklin Bache Papers (Mss.B.B1245); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B1245-ead.xml
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Children--America--History--18th century; Social networks--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Education--America--History--18th century; ; ; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Date: 1783-03-03; 2021

Title: Peters, S. to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1778 April 25
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:516
Description: Letter from S. Peters to Sally Bache discussing family matters.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Peters, S.
Source: Sarah Franklin Bache Papers (Mss.B.B1245); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B1245-ead.xml
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Children--America--History--18th century; Social networks--18th century; Female friendship; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; ; ;
Date: 1778-04-25; 2021

Title: Franklin, William Temple to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1779 June 1
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:520
Description: Letter from William Temple Franklin to his aunt, Sally Bache. William reports on family matters, mentioning that her father [Benjamin Franklin] had a "severe attack of the Gout" but is "perfectly well" and "Benny" [Benjamin William Bache] was sent to Geneva "both on account of Religion and Education."; Partially illegible.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Source: Sarah Franklin Bache Papers (Mss.B.B1245); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B1245-ead.xml
Subject: Lived Experience; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Education--18th century; ; La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791; Niles, Robert, 1734-1818; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798
Date: 1779-06-01; 2021

Title: Letter from S. Bache to Benjamin Franklin, 1781 January 14
Identifier(s): text:319450
Subject: Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Date: 1781-01-14

Title: O’Connor, Eliza Harriot to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1787 June 14
Identifier(s): text:198840
Description: Letter from Eliza Harriot O'Conner to Sally Bache. O'Conner thanks Bache for her support of her plan, "an attempt to smooth the way to Science."
Subject: Women--History--18th century; Social networks--18th century; Women--Education--History
Date: 1787-06-14

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1779 November 14; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9613
Description: Richard Bache introduces Samuel Ashton to Benjamin Franklin; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Social networks--18th century; Ashton, Samuel; Gibson, John, 1729-1782
Date: 1779-11-14; 2022

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1782 December 03; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:11506
Description: Sarah Franklin Bache writes to Benjamin Franklin about the Newtown pippin grafts he will be receiving on the same boat.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Botany--America
Date: 1782-12-03; 2022

Title: Franklin, William to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1782 August 16; B F861.26. Franklin, William, 1731-1813. Letter to Sarah Franklin Bache
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12498
Description: Letter from William Franklin to Sarah Franklin Bache discussing family matters.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Brothers and sisters--Family life--18th century; International travel; Franklin, William, 1731-1813; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808
Date: 1782-08-16; 2021

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, [1779] November; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9811
Description: American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783
Date: [1779]-11; 2022

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1779 October 02; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9669
Description: American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience
Date: 1779-10-02; 2022

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1783 May 08; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12205
Description: American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience
Date: 1783-05-08; 2022

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1783 September 09; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12064
Description: Sarah Franklin Bache informs Benjamin Franklin that the Vaughans have arrived in Philadelphia and are living with them.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; International travel
Date: 1783-09-09; 2022

Title: Bache, Sara Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1783 January 24; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:11645
Description: American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience
Date: 1783-01-24; 2022

Title: Franklin, Benjamin to Richard Bache and Sarah Franklin Bache, 1782 July 27; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. to R. and S. Bache
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:10810
Description: American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Political Philosophy
Date: 1782-07-27; 2022

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1783 June 01; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:11915
Description: Sarah Franklin Bache writes about her family to her father. She informs Benjamin Franklin about her eldest daughter's, Elizabeth, education. The letter includes a delightful vignette about playing with children and rabbits.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Family life--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; Child care--18th century
Date: 1783-06-01; 2022

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1783 January 02; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:11471
Description: Sarah Franklin Bache writes a letter of recommendation for Mr Restiff to Benjamin Franklin.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Social networks--18th century
Date: 1783-01-02; 2022

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1782 October 01; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:11670
Description: Sarah Franklin Bache writes to her father, Benjamin Franklin. She updates him on her family, describing her youngest--Deborah Franklin Bache--as "perfect" and newly weaned, she describes William as "tall" and "straight" and learning to dance, Louis and Elizabeth are being educated by Madam Marsh. Franklin Bache also writes about Mr Barclay and "his Lady" who are now in France.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Harwood, Elizabeth (Eliza) Franklin Bache, 1777-1820; Duane, Deborah Franklin Bache, 1781-1863; Bache, William, 1773-1818; Bache, Louis Franklin, 1779-1818
Date: 1782-10-01; 2022

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1780 May 02; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9925
Description: Sarah Franklin Bache writes to Benjamin Franklin that her "little boy" has recovered from smallpox. She also mentions that Robert Mease, whom she recommends, is bringing this letter to Franklin. She writes warmily of the Mease family and describes her time with them when she was "drove out of Philadelphia." Sally ends with a description of her children and sends her affection to William Temple Franklin and Benjamin Franklin Bache.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Family life--18th century; Fox, Joseph Mickle, 1757-1784; Foulke, John, 1757-1796; Mease, Robert
Date: 1780-05-02; 2022