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bfffranklin

  1. Translation: Well I'm back in London. I'm going to watch the coronation of King George III.
  2. wll im bck in lndn. im goin 2 wtch da cornation of KG3.
  3. Translation: To Scotland! I have some scientist friends there. This should be a fun summer!
  4. 2 scotl&! Ive sum boffin F? der. dis shd B a fun ~0~!
  5. Translation: A compromise has been made... but neither the Penns or I are happy with it.
  6. A compro hs bn md... bt nther d Penns or I r hpE W it.
  7. Translation: The Penns are being stubborn. Nothing is getting done. I think I may have lost this cause.
  8. de Penns r bn stuborn. Ø S getN done. I tnk I may av 404 dis cauZ. :P
  9. Translation: Met with the Pens. Things seem to be going well.
  10. met W d Pens. thngs seem 2B goin wel
  11. Translation: Arrived in London! My son Will is here too. I thought he could learn a thing or two from the trip.
  12. arrived in London! mah sn Will is hre 2. i thght he cld lrn a thing or 2 frm dis trip.
  13. Translation: Well I am heading over to London to talk to the proprietors. With any luck they'll start to tax their lands.
  14. wel Im headin ovr 2 Ldn 2 T2 d proprietors. W Ny luk they'll *t 2 tax their lnds.
  15. Translation: The Pens have got the king's ministers to cancel the militia. I'm sad, but I won't fight them about this.
  16. de Pens av got d king's ministers 2 cancel d militia. im sad, bt I won't fyt em bout dis.
  17. Translation: I became a colonel for the voluntary militia! The Pen family doesn't like this.
  18. I bcAm a colonel 4t volntry militia! d Pen kin duznt lk dis.
  19. Translation: Well I have started a voluntary militia to help with the war, but it's making the Pennsylvania governor nervous.
  20. wel Ive strtd a volntry militia 2 hlp W d war, bt it's makin d PA gov edgy.