Letter
Franceso Maria Venanzio d’Aquino, principe di Caramanico to Benjamin Franklin, October 10, 1784
Francesco Maria Venanzio d’Aquino, Prince of Caramanico and Ambassador Extraordinary of the King of Sicily, informs Benjamin Franklin of his initial audiences with Their Majesties and the Royal Family in Paris. He establishes diplomatic contact with Franklin, the United States Minister Plenipotentiary. The letter marks the beginning of formal relations between the Sicilian court and the American envoy.