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Letters from Guy Claude, Comte de Sarsfield

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Guy Claude, Comte de Sarsfield to Benjamin Franklin, May 4, 1783

From Guy Claude, Comte de Sarsfield
To Benjamin Franklin
May 4, 1783

Guy Claude, Comte de Sarsfield, requests Benjamin Franklin to send letters of recommendation for Jacques-Jean-Patient Mazurié, who plans to establish a commercial house in Philadelphia. He also apologizes for a previous indiscretion regarding a medal for Franklin's academy and informs him that French naval officers involved in the Chesapeake Bay campaign intend to request medals, offering to intervene if Franklin prefers.