Handwritten address panel accomplished in Benjamin Franklin's hand, "To The honourable Lord Kaims, Edinburgh, per favour of Mr. Shippen," with center panel measuring 6 x 3.75 and a total size of 7.25 x 8.25. A pencil notation indicates a date of September 27, 1760. Nicely mounted, double-matted, and framed with an 1879 steel engraving of Franklin to an overall size of 20.5 x 14. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, and complete separation of the panel from its surrounding sheet, not affecting the self-contained integrity of the panel itself. Based on the date, Franklin sent this letter while on a trip to Coventry, Worcester, and Birmingham. While in Birmingham, he performed an important electrical experiment with Matthew Boulton, which he went on to describe in Experiments and Observations on Electricity.
