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FO-From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Kames, 17 August 1762

2 reprints from 1762-08-17 to 1859-04-14

FO-From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Kames, 17 August 1762

by Franklin, Benjamin

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1762-08-17

rtsmouth, Augt. 17. 1762
I am now waiting here only for a Wind to waft me to America, but cannot leave this happy Island and my Friends in it, without extream Regret, tho’ I am going to a Country and a People that I love. I am going from the old World to the new; and I fancy I feel like those who are leaving this World for the next; Grief at the Parting; Fear of the Passage; Hope of the Future;

From St. Charles City Republican intelligencer.

1859-04-14 · St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa

letter to Lord Kames, in 1762: "I am
now waiting here for wind to waft
me to America, but cannot leave this
happy island and my friends in it
without extreme regret, though I am
going to a country and a people that
I love. I am going from the Old
World to the New; and I fancy I foel
like those who are leaving this woild
for the next; grief at the parting
fear of the passage--hope of the fu-­
ture."