Benjamin Franklin to Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, December 27, 1779

Passy, Dec 27. 1779.

Dear sir

I received yours of the 15th with Letters from Commodore Jones and Capt. Conyingham. 6 I would write to them and send to Capt. C. a Letter I have from his wife for him, 7 but suppose the Ship has left Holland. I Send you one of our latest papers from America containing an Account of the Conquest of the Iroquois County by our army under general Sulivan, 8 and some other news. I inclose also a Paper, which your friend at Brussells may Perhaps make some Use of in Shewing with how much Malice and Contempt English writers treat the Dutch Nation. I am Y. af. &

M. Dumas.