Letter
Anna Barbara Krystyna Estkowa to Benjamin Franklin, December 19, 1783
Anna Barbara Krystyna Estkowa appeals to Benjamin Franklin to verify the existence of her brother, Thaddeus Kosciuszko, who served the United States and has been absent without news, to prevent creditors from seizing his lands in Lithuania. She requests an official certificate confirming his status to protect his estate from wrongful claims. The letter includes a supporting excerpt from a Paris correspondence affirming Kosciuszko's existence.