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Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, October 20, 1778
Passy, Oct. 20. 1778. Dear Sir I received your Favour of the 9th. Instant, with a Copy of the Letter from the Admiralty Office relative to the proposed Exchange of…
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Letters from Benjamin Franklin
B. 1706 · D. 1790
Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, October 20, 1778
A Passy, ce 20. Octre 1778 M. le Comte, Mes Colleagues croyent qu’il seroit necessaire que je fusse en Hollande, et que ma Presence pourroit y accelerer les Choses. Ils…
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Benjamin Franklin to Antoine-Félix Wuybert, October 20, 1778
Passy 20th. Octor. 1778 Gentlemen I have just received yours of the 2d. Instant. I beg that you will be assured that your long Detention, is not owing to any…
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Benjamin Franklin to Edmé Jacques Genet, October 24, 1778
Passy, Oct. 23. [ i.e. , on or after October 24, 1778] 5 Messrs. Franklin and Adams present their Compliments to Mr. Genet, with Thanks for communicating the Papers, which…
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Benjamin Franklin to Daniel McNeill, October 27, 1778
Passy Octr. 27. 1778 1 Sir We received yours of the 12 Instant relative to your Prisoners. Just at the same Time, was published here the Kings Reglement, on the…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Daniel Schweighauser, October 27, 1778
Passy Octr. 27. 1778 Sir We have received yours of the 27th of September, 1 and approve of your Proceedings relative to the Cargo of the Therese, and if any…
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Benjamin Franklin to Engelbert François van Berckel, October 29, 1778
Passi near Paris, Ocr. 29th. 1778 Sir Upon maturely considering the Letter and declaration which we have had the honor of receiving from you, 1 we are of opinion that…
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Benjamin Franklin to Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand, November 3, 1778
à Passy ce 3 Novre. 1778 Monsieur, Nous devons des remerciemens à la personne qui nous a fait remettre, par vôtre canal, la notte que nous avons reçu contre Conyngham;…
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Benjamin Franklin to Robert Niles, November 3, 1778
Passy, Nov. 3. 1778 Sir, I am sorry for your Misfortune. 8 On showing this Line to Mr Bondfield, he will supply you with what may be necessary to forward…
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Benjamin Franklin to Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine, November 5, 1778
Passy Novr 5. 1778 We have the Honour of your Excellencys Letter of the 5th. of this Month, but as the Memoire, of the French surgion, which your Excellency proposed…
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Benjamin Franklin to Henry Laurens, November 7, 1778
Passy, Novemr. 7. 1778 Sir We have the Honour to inclose a Copy of the Declaration concerning the 11 and 12 Articles of the Treaty of Commerce, 1 which we…
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Benjamin Franklin to Edmé Jacques Genet, November 7, 1778
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Benjamin Franklin to John Gilbank, November 10, 1778
Passy Novr. 10. 1778 Sir We have received your Letter of October the sixth, and wish it was in our Power to do more for officers in your situation than…
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Benjamin Franklin to Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine, November 12, 1778
Passy Novr. 12. 1778 Sir Last Night, We had a Letter from Nantes a Copy of which we have the honour to inclose to your Excellency. 1 The Subject of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, November 12, 1778
Passy Novr. 12 1778 Sir The Alliance between this Kingdom, and the United States of America, is an Event of such Magnitude in their History, that We conceive it would…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, November 12, 1778
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Benjamin Franklin to William Temple Franklin, November 26, 1778
Passy, Nov. 26. 1778 Dear Grandson, I receiv’d yours last Evening, with the Copies enclos’d, 1 and am now more certain than before that the whole is a piece of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jacques Leveux, November 26, 1778
Passy, Nov. 26. 1778 Sir, An English armed Cutter has lately been off Dieppe, and pretending to be an American, has cheated our Friend there out of some Refreshments, &c.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jacques-Christophe Valmont de Bomare, November 26, 1778
Passy, Nov. 26. 1778 Sir, Immediately on the Receipt of your Note of the 20th Instant, I made your Proposition to Madam de Chaumont by her Son, 4 she accordingly…
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Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, November 27, 1778
Fryday Morng. [November 27, 1778] Dr Franklin and Mr Adams present their Compliments to Mr Lee, and request that the Journey to Versailles 1 may be postponed to Sunday at…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jacques Donatien, Leray de Chaumont, December 4, 1778
Dec. 4. 9e heure de soir—[1778] Extrait d’une Lettre de Boston, datée le 28 Octobre 1778. Le General Heath de cette Ville a recu hier un Exprés de General Washington,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, December 7, 1778
Passy December the 7th. 1778 To His Excellency Count de Vergennes, Minister & Secretary of State for foreign Affairs: 1 At the time the American War began there was very…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jean Baptiste Le Roy, December 18, 1778
[after December 18, 1778] 6 M. Franklin requests M. Le Roy to tell him the Name of the present Governor of Dominique, who is the Husband of one of the…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, December 23, 1778
[before December 28, 1778] 2 Gentn., Monsieur de Monthieu earnestly requests that his accounts may be finished. 3 The receipts were left here some time since. He also repeats his…