Letter
Francis M Dana to Benjamin Franklin, December 29, 1780
Paris Decr: 29th. 1780 Hotel Valois, Rue Richelieu I have the honor to acquaint your Excellency I arrived in Town the last evening, and shou’d have waited upon you in…
Author
Letters from Francis M Dana
B. 1743 · D. 1811
Francis Dana was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777-1778 and 1784. A signer of the Articles of Confederation, he was secretary to the diplomatic mission that negotiated the end of the American Revolution, and was appointed Minister to Russia. He later served as a member of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and served as the chief justice for 15 years.
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5 letters
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Francis M Dana to Benjamin Franklin, April 6, 1781
Paris April 6th. 1781. Hotel Valois, Rue Richelieu Sir Having agreably to my Instructions, 4 as well as my own inclinations, laid before your Excellency all the papers which I…
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Francis M Dana to Benjamin Franklin, July 7, 1781
Amsterdam July 7th. 1781 Sir In my letter of the 1st. of May 1 I requested your Excellency, (in pursuance of the Resolution of Congress) to give me a Credit…
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Francis M Dana to Benjamin Franklin, May 10, 1782
St: Petersbourg April 29th. [ i.e. , May 10,] 1782. OS. 5 Dear Sir, In your letter to me of the 11th. of May last, 6 which I received in…
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Francis M Dana to Benjamin Franklin, November 2, 1782
St: Petersbourg Octr. 22d. 1782. OS. [ i.e. , November 2, 1782] 7 Sir As it may be proper you shou’d be acquainted with the contents of the enclosed letter…