FO-From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 25 October 1779.md

FO-From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 25 October 1779

4 reprints from 1779-10-25 to 1899-07-01

FO-From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 25 October 1779

by Franklin, Benjamin

From unknown source

1779-10-25

. I received your kind Letter of Feb. 14. the Contents of which gave me a kind of melancholy Satisfaction. The greater Ease you will now enjoy makes some Compensation in my Mind for the uncomfortable Circumstance that brought it about. I hope you will have no more Afflictions of that kind, and that after so long and stormy a Day your Evening may be serene & pleasant. Yours of June 23d by Mr Watson is also come safe to hand. The Description you give of your present Situation is pleasing. I rejoice to hear you have so much Comfort in your Grandaughter and her good Husband. Give my Love to them. The Account you had from Jona. Williams of the Vogue I am in here, has some Truth in it. Perhaps few Strangers in France have had the good Fortune to be so universally popular: But the Story you allude to, which was in the News Papers, mentioning “mechanic Rust,” &ca. is totally without Foundation. The English Papers frequently take those Liberties with me. I remember to have once counted seven Paragraphs relating to me that came by one Post, all of which were Lies except one that only mentioned my living in the same House with Mr Deane.— This Popularity has occasioned so many Paintings, Busto’s, Medals & Prints to be made of me, and distributed throughout the Kingdom, that my Face is now almost as well known as that of the Moon. But one is not to expect being always in Fassion. I hope however to preserve, while I stay, the Regard you mention of the French Ladies, for their Society and Conversation when I have time to enjoy it, is extreamly agreable. The Enemy have been ver

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From The Journal of Belles Lettres (1832-1842)

1833-07-02 · Philadelphia

“TT neceived your kind letter of Feb. 14, the contents of which gave me a kind of melancholy satisfaction. The greater ease you will now enjoy makes some com- pensation in my mind for the unaccountable circum- stance that brought it about. I hope you will have no more affliction of that kind ; and that, after so long and stormy a day, your evening may be serene and pleasant. “The account you have had of the vogue I am in here has some truth in it. Perhaps, few strangers in France have had the good fortune to be so universally popular; but the story you allude to, mentioning ‘ me- chanie rust,’ is totally without foundation. But one is not always to expect being always in fashion. I hope, however, to preserve, while I stay, the regard you mention of the French ladies; for their society and conversation, when I have time to enjoy them, are ex- tremely agreeable.” On the whole, though the present volume ma

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From The Youth's Companion (1827-1929)

1895-02-21 · Boston

Franklin modestly wrote to his friends in Amer- ica: “Perhaps few strangers in France have had the good fortune ta.be so uniformly popular.”

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From Century Illustrated Magazine (1881-1906)

1899-07-01 · New York

ance.” “The account you have had of the vogue I am in here has some truth in it,” Franklin answered. “Perhaps few strangers in France have had the good fortune to be so universally popular; but the story you allude to, mentioning ‘ mechanic rust,’ is to- tally without foundation. But one is not to expect being always in fashion. I hope, how- ever, to preserve, while I stay, the regard you mention of the French ladies; for their society and conversation, when I have time to enjoy them,.are extremely agreeable.” An

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