Nathaniel Falconer to Benjamin Franklin, June 23, 1783

London June the 23 1783

My Dear Frend

I Recived yours of the 18 this month this Day which Give me Great Joy to hear of your
helth but much Surprised you have had no Letters Latter than you mentiond for a Mr
Vaughan that Came in the Same vessell Told us he had Dispaches for you as Soon as I had
Determined on my imbarcation I waited on Mr Charles Thomson to Let him know that if
Congress had aney Dispaches I would Take Care off them but this Said Mr Vaughan I
belived plaged Mr Morris and Told him he Should Go to France 9 the Last part is Conjecter from his owne
Conversation I must Confes I was not well pleased if there was aney Dispaches that a
stranger Should be Trusted with them in preference to my Self Sir the preliminary
articles of peace was Recived with Great Joy and was not kept back as you have been
informd but was Given out to the publick as Soon as possable 1 General Mifflin who is in Congress 2 and makes his home at my house and is your most
Steedey frend hass keep back nothing from me that past about you I understood from him
that your Request was admitted in part for to Come home but keep it in Such amaner that
if they Could not Carrey aproper person that they might Still keep you there another
year there is asertain A Lee in Congress has Tried to make aparty again Mr Morris and
your Self but has not been able to accomplish aney thing 3 when I Came away nor I hope will never be able
to Carrey his point for belive if he Did it would Be to Come Back under the Brish yoake
again whe have Great Reason to belive Some among us have been in pay from this Countrey
most of the war Sir the washington was Sauef arrived Long before I Saild and also Capt
Barney Last from the havanah at Road Island with alarge Sum of money aboard all which
was Sauef Lodgd in the Bank at philadla which Bank is in as Good Credit as the Bank of
Ingland the procklamation of peace Came out from Congress the morning I Came away which
was the 12 of april 4 on my arrivall hear I found that they Did not no the peace had
Reacht the Congress I Directly Sent one to the post office to Mr Tod 5 to Send up to adminstration but it has Never
apeard in aney paper hear tho they print Every Lie they Can Git hold off as to the
Constitution of pensilvania being alterd Next October is the year for Chuesing the
Councell of Cencors and then it must be two years before it is alterd 6 I hope youl be blest with your health to Reach
home Long before that time but Should be Glad of your oppion on that point as I no it
will have Great wait I understood from Generall Mifflin that asalrey was Fixt on your
Grand Son but what Sum I Cannot Recollect 7 I Expect to hear from Mr Mifflin Every Day by aship was to Sail the 25 of May from
our place aney information I Git Shall write you Directly as to Mr Morris Resing his
office Depended on Congress Funding the publick Debts if they Did that I think he will
Stay in another year which I thing they will notwithstanding the it is oposed So by Mr A
L and his frends I Shall Call on Mr Strahan with the paper inclosed and Git him to print
it if posable I Send you by this Convance aCoppy of the Duteys intend to be Layd by
Congress which I Should have Sent before had I not thought you had Recd them mr mifflin
Got them out of Congress for me 8 I wrote
to your Grand Son to Solicte your intrest to Send me over a mittretain(?) for the Ship
olive Branch 225 Tons Britsh Built Nath Falconer master Carring 15 hands americaian
Bottom 9 if it Cant be obtaind by you Shall be obliged to make my Ship an Inglish Bottom hear and Goe
under Inglish Coulars from hear till I Git to phild which will mortify me verey much I
beg your answer as Soon as posable on this matter I will Redley Remitt or pay to your
order all Expences I am my Dear frend with Great Respect your most Hbl Sr

Nath Falconer

My Compliments to your Grand Son and to Mr Hartley