All Letters

John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, April 24, 1781

Madrid 24. April 1781. Dear Sir, I am told an Express will set out this Evening from hence to Paris, & tho’ I have not time say as much as…

John Laurens to Benjamin Franklin, February 11, 1781

Hotel d’Orleans. [before April 24, 1781?] 2 Sir With this your Excellency will receive the Book which I mention’d this morning; and a Letter which my Friend R. Izard of…

Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, April 23, 1781

Passy, April 23. 1781 Gentlemen, I received your Favour of the 9th Instant, 8 & am much obliged by your Care in forwarding my Letters &c by the Ships Franklin…

John Bondfield to Benjamin Franklin, April 21, 1781

Bordeaux 21 April 81 Sir From Bilboa by a vessel arrived from Salem they have receivd advice that the L’Eveilée Capt De Thilly fell in with the Romulus of 44…

Benjamin Franklin to Marignac, April 16, 1781

Passy April 16. 1781 Sir, I received your Favour of the 21st February; It was a great Satisfaction to me to be inform’d that you had taken care to have…

Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Franklin Bache, April 16, 1781

Passy April 16. 1781 My dear Child, I received an English Letter from you in February last, and a french one since of the 26th of March. 1 You do…

Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, April 15, 1781

Nantes 15 Avril 1781 Monsieur A mon retour de L’Orient j’ai trouve une Notte de votre part, (sans datte) que me demande des Renseignements a sujet de la Pacotile que…

Silas Deane to Benjamin Franklin, April 15, 1781

Paris 15th Apl. 1781 sir I take the Liberty of inclosing a Letter from Mr Lee, with which I should not Trouble You, were my present Circumstances different, from what…

William Carmichael to Benjamin Franklin, April 14, 1781

Madrid 14. April 1781. Dear Sir, Some time ago I made you a volontary promise to contribute to your pleasure by introducing to your Acquaintance Mr. Giuste late chargé d’Affairs…

Benjamin Franklin to A. M. de Woedtcke, April 13, 1781

Passy, April 13. 1781 Sir I received your Letter 1 requesting Information relating to the Death of Frederic William de Woedtcke your Brother. He came to Philadelphia in March 1776,…

Wilhelmina von Mosheim, comtesse de Golowkin to Benjamin Franklin, April 12, 1781

[after April 12, 1781] 9 Je vous souhaite un tendre bonjour mon cher Papa, et vous prie de me prêter pour quelques instants le recueil des Romances de J.J. Rousseau.…

William Hodgson to Benjamin Franklin, April 12, 1781

London 12 April 1781 Dear sir I duly rec’d your favor of the 1st instant & am equally shock’d with you at the consummate Artifice & Villainy of Digges. A…

Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand to Benjamin Franklin, April 12, 1781

Paris le 12. Avril 1781. Monsieur, La Lettre que vous m’avèz fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 11. avril m’autorise a ouvrier un Credit à M. Jay sur le Marquis d’Yranda…

Jan Ingenhousz to Benjamin Franklin, April 7, 1781

Vienna April. 7th. 1781 Dear Sir I did send you in Decembre last the issue of the experiment by which the conducting power of common heat may be determined in…

Christian Emanuel Frolich to Benjamin Franklin, April 7, 1781

Winslow Warren to Benjamin Franklin, April 6, 1781

Amsterdam 6th: April 1781 sir I was yesterday informed by my Friend at Ostende, 1 a Trunk & a Box, belonging to me, Were by Mistake sent to you at…

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…

Nogaret to Benjamin Franklin, April 4, 1781

Le 4 avril [1781] Excellence Le Silence que vous gardés me donne lieu de croire que vous n’avés point reçu les deux petits volumes et autres pieces que j’ai eu…

Silas Deane to Benjamin Franklin, April 4, 1781

Hotel Notre Dame Paris 4th Apl. 1781 Dear sir Mr Vanderpar a Gentleman from Zeeland prays to have the honor of waiting on You Tomorrow Morning on the subject of…

—— to Benjamin Franklin, April 2, 1781

Paris le 2 avril 1781 On ne doit jamais Batonner ny Biffer une signature d’une Lettre de change que quand on l’a payée; on pouvoit Repondre qu’on avoit accepté la…