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Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, August 22, 1781
Passy, Aug. 22. 1781. Sir I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me on the 18th Instant, 6 recommending the Case of Thomas Beer and…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries, August 22, 1781
Passy, Aug 22. 1781 Sir, I received the Letter your Excellency did me the Honour of writing to me the 19th Instant, enclosing the Copy of a Letter from the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Blake, August 22, 1781
Passy, Augt. 22. 1781 Sir, The Congress having judged that the private Trade carried on with England under various Pretences, is prejudicial to the general Interest of the United States,…
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Jno McGill to Benjamin Franklin, August 20, 1781
London 20th Augt. 1781 Sir/ The particular Civilities shewn me by You a little time since at Passey, when I did myself the Honor of paying you my respects, merits…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, August 20, 1781
St. Ildefonso 20 augt. 1781 Dr. Sir, Seven Vessels have lately arrived at Nantes & Lorient from America, two of them directly from Philadelphia, and but one Letter brought by…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Jay, August 20, 1781
Passy Augt. 20. 1781 Dear Sir, I have before me several of your late letters, 7 which tho’ not formally , have been substantially answered, by the Payment of your…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Charles-Pierre Lenoir, August 19, 1781
Passy, Aug. 19. 1781 Sir, In October last, there came to me a Person who call’d himself Thierry de Lavau, a Frenchman, representing that he had lived some Years in…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, August 17, 1781
Nantes Augt. 17. 1781. Dear & honoured Sir I inclose you a Proposition which appears to me more advantageous than any thing that has yet been done in that Way.…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, August 12, 1781
Passy, Augt. [12] 1781. 3 Dear Sir, Inclos’d I send you a late Paper rec’d from Rhodeisland. You will see in it the advantages our Troops have gain’d in South…
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Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, August 12, 1781
Passy, Augt 12. 1781 Sir I have received several Letters lately which you did me the honour of writing to me, containing Receipts of escaped American Prisoners for the Sums…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, August 12, 1781
Passy Augt. 12. 1780 [ i.e. , 1781] 6 Sir, Since my last of the 6th. Inst. there have been several Arrivals in France from America. I have Letters from…
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Elisabeth-Françoise-Sophie de La Live de Bellegarde, comtesse d’ Houdetot to Benjamin Franklin, August 10, 1781
Le 10. Aoust 1781. On M’avait donné ce printems mon Cher docteur l’Esperance de Vous Voir un jour a Sanois, dans le lieu ou je Conserve du moins le souvenir…
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John Bondfield to Benjamin Franklin, August 10, 1781
Bordeaux 10 Aug 1781 Sir I receivd in due course the honor of yours of the 30th inclosing two Bills [ for ] your acceptance for seven Thousand five hundred…
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William Robeson to Benjamin Franklin, August 9, 1781
Ostend Augt 9h 1781 Sir Having at lenght arrived here after a Most distressd and Naked Condition Since our Capture in the Marquis DLa Fayette. 7 Imediately on my landing…
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Jeanne-Thérèse Tellès d’Acosta, comtesse de Rochambeau to Benjamin Franklin, August 8, 1781
au palais roïal le 8. aoust. [1781] 6 Mde. La Ctesse. de Rochambeau prie Monsieur le docteur francklin d’avoir La Bonté de luy mander ce qu’il peut dire dune nouvelle…
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John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, August 8, 1781
Philadelphia August 8th. 1781. Sir, Though I have nothing to communicate to your Excellency of a Public nature, yet I cannot refuse myself the pleasure of repeating to you the…
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Wilhelmina von Mosheim, comtesse de Golowkin to Benjamin Franklin, August 8, 1781
[ c. August 8, 1781] 9 Je vous souhaite le bon jour, mon cher Papa, et vous embrasse tendrement, me voilà dans de nouvelles inquiètudes, on parle d’un combat entre…
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Benjamin Franklin to D’Acosta frères & Cie Penet, August 8, 1781
Passy 8. Augt. 1781. Gentlemen, I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 31. past. The Packet you sent me for Mr. Mazzei has…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Hodgson, August 8, 1781
Passy, Aug. 8. 1781 Dear Sir, I received your Favour of the 20th past. That of the 8th of May came regularly to hand. I thought I had before acknowledged…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Bondfield, July 30, 1781
Passy, July 30. 1781 Sir, I received your Favour of the 21. Inst. and return accepted the two Bills it enclos’d. 2 In perusing your Account sent me the Beginning…