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William Carmichael to Benjamin Franklin, March 12, 1781
Madrid 12. March 1781. Dear Sir, Since writing a Letter which you will receive by the same Courier which brings this I am informed from good authority that Mr. Cumberland…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Huntington, March 12, 1781
Passy, March 12[–April 12] 1781. Sir, I had the honour of receiving on the 13th. of last Month, Your Excellency’s Letter of the 1st. January, together with the Instructions of…
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James Searle to Benjamin Franklin, March 11, 1781
Paris Sunday 11 March. 1781 Mr. Searle’s Compliments wait on Doctor Franklin & requests he will be so kind as to give directions for furnishing Mr. S, with the necessary…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Matthias Gérard de Rayneval (Reyneval), March 8, 1781
Passy, March 8. 1781 Sir, I am honour’d with your Letter of this Day and shall accordingly take Care to be with M. le Comte de Vergennes before 10. o…
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Benjamin Franklin to —— d’ Aubenton, March 8, 1781
Passy, March 8. 1781 Sir I received the Letters you did me the honour of writing to me the 23d. of January last, and the 24th of February. 6 Knowing…
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Wilhelmina von Mosheim, comtesse de Golowkin to Benjamin Franklin, March 7, 1781
rue roÿalle butte St. Roch le 7 Mars. [1781] 3 Mon cher Papa, Il y à des Siècles que je ne vous ai vû—je trouve ce tems bien long, parceque…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, March 6, 1781
Nantes 6 March 1781 Dear & Hond Sir As the English News Writers have been endeavouring to hurt us by giving bad News, I think it my Duty to give…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, March 6, 1781
Passy March 6. 1781. Sir By perusing the enclosed Instructions 7 to Col. Lawrence & myself, 8 your Excellency will see the Necessity I am under of being importunate for…
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Jane Mecom to Benjamin Franklin, March 3, 1781
Warwick march 3d 1781 Dear Brother You will forgive the Incorectnes of my Leter when I tell you I most comonly write on very short Notice of an opertunity as…
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Simon-Pierre, le jeune Fournier to Benjamin Franklin, March 3, 1781
Paris Le 3 mars 1781 Monsieur J’ai Reçu L’honneur de La vôtre 2 par laquelle vous me demandés Les p. L’s. et L’j Long. Je Croyois qu’il vous manquoit seulement…
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John Bondfield to Benjamin Franklin, March 3, 1781
Bordeaux 3 March 1781 Sir As we are making up our Accounts to tranfer to New Ballance Inclosed I take the liberty to transmit you the State of my Account…
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François-Félix Nogaret to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1781
A Versailles Le 2 Mars 1781 Sage et docte Excellence Il vous Serait impossible d’empêcher nos Rimeurs de vous celebrer du mieux qu’ils peuvent; nos dessinateurs de Saisir, tant bien…
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Sir Edward Newenham to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1781
Belcamp near Dublin 2d March 1781 Dear Sir I could not neglect one post in returning your Excellency my most Gratefull thanks for this recent, Noble and Devinely generous Addition…
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Samuel Huntington to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1781
Philadelphia, March 2. 1781 Sir, You will receive herewith enclosed, the Copy of a Resolve of Congress of the 27th Ulto, expressing the high Sense that they entertain of the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand, February 23, 1781
Passy, Feb. 23. 1781 Sir, Mr Digges has not sent me any Account of his Disbursements, on which his Drafts ought to be founded, tho’ I long since desired it…
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Louis-Alexandre, duc de La Roche-Guyon et de La Rochefoucauld to Benjamin Franklin, June 23, 1780
Vendredi matin. [before February 23, 1781] 4 Le Duc de la Rochefoucauld est chargé par Me. Sa mere de proposer à Monsieur franklyn de lui faire l’honneur de diner chez…
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William Temple Franklin to Jonathan Jr Williams, February 22, 1781
Passy 22d. Feby. 1781. Dear Jonathan, My Grandfather recd. your letter of the 14 Inst. inclosing one for the Minister. He had already solicited a Convoy & recd. for Answer…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, February 22, 1781
Nantes Feb. 22. 1781 Dear & hond sir I have just heard that the Captain of the Marquis de la Fayette 8 is gone to Passy. I cannot guess his…
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Silas Deane to Benjamin Franklin, February 22, 1781
Paris 22d. Feby. 1781 Dear sir The situation of public Affairs you must recollect was such, at the Time when the Revenge Cutter was fitted out at Dunkerque, that every…
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Benjamin Franklin to Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy, February 22, 1781
[on or after February 22, 1781] 2 J’ai reproché cet Ameriquain de sa Negligence, 3 ma chere Amie, & de son peu de soin des Lettres de la Dame; &…