Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy to Benjamin Franklin, February 22, 1781
ce jeudi 22 a passy [February 22, 1781] 1 J’ignore les usages d’un autre monde mon cher papa; mais je sçais que dans notre civile europe, on ne se rend…
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46,149 lettersce jeudi 22 a passy [February 22, 1781] 1 J’ignore les usages d’un autre monde mon cher papa; mais je sçais que dans notre civile europe, on ne se rend…
Passy, Feb. 22. 1781 Sir, I received the Letter your Excellency did me the honour of writing to me the 15th Instant, respecting Bills presented to you for Acceptance, drawn…
ce jeudi 15 Fevrier [1781] 6 Vous n’estes point venu hier mon bon papa étiés vous incomodé? aviés vous affaire? ne m’aimiéz vous pas tant qu’a l’ordinaire? Je me suis…
Amsterdam Feb. 15. 1781 Sir This Morning, the House of Botereau & Co. of this City, presented to me, Sixty Six Bills of Exchange drawn by Congress on the 26th…
Nantes Feb. 14. 1781 Dear & hond sir The Marquis de la Fayette is at length arrived at L’Orient 3 & as soon as the Freight she brought round from…
Passy, 12 February 1781. Dear Sir, I condole with you most sincerely on the loss of our dear friend Dr Fothergill. I hope that some one that knew him well,…
Gand 11. fevr. 1781 Son Excellence N’ayant Jamais eu L’honneur de Vous Ecrire, Je prends la Liberté de le faire dans ce moment pour Vous envoier cy inclus une lettre…
Paris ce 10 fevr. 1781 Monsieur J’ai lhonneur de vous renvoyer sous ce pli une traite du Loan office de 90 l.t. pour que vous aiez la bonté de l’accepter,…
Nantes Feb. 9. 1781. Dear & hond sir. The Procureur du Roi of this Place seeing my Servant Mark Anthony passing the street took it into his Head to order…
Beverly Febry 9th 1781. Sir, The last May the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts incorporated a society under the title of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences…
Amsterdam 8 feby 1781 Honoured Sir I am much oblidged by the honour Your Excellency did me of writing to me the 20th passd. The disagreable Situation of Mr Diggs…
ce jeudi matin 8 Fevrier [1781] 4 Voici mon bon papa, une folie 5 de votre fille faitte pour vous, pour vous tout seul; il n’y á qu’a mr votre…
Nantes Feby 1. 1781 Dear & hond Sir Since my last I have a ship loaded with Sugar & Cotton from Port au Prince (but belonging to Boston) arrivd at…
Brussells Febry. 1st 1781 Sir, The Books which your Excellency will receve from the bearer were deliver’d to me by My Uncle Sr Edward Newenham. I have also a letter…
New Windsor february the 1st 1781 My dear Sir I Had Some Weeks Ago the Honor of Writing to You from Philadelphia, And Inform’d You that Congress were About dispatching…
Boston New England Feby. 1. 1781 My dear Sir, Colonel Laurens, an Officer highly esteemed in the Army of the United States, Son of the late President Laurens now a…
a newport le 1er fevrier 1781 Monsieur Instruit a aimer et à estimer encore plus votre patrie depuis que je la vois de plus près, ce sentiment est inseparable de…
Passy, Jan. 22. 1781. Dear Jonathan, I received yours of the 25th. past. Mr. Chaumont, who continued at Versailles during his Difficulties, now appears again at Paris, having as I…
L’Orient 31 Januer 1781 Honord Sir We received the honor of your Letter of the 20th. inst. and in consequence of it’s contents, we have paid Cap: Nicholasson Broughton of…
Lahaie 30e. Janv. 1781 Monsieur, Le Manifeste n’a pas encore été publié de la part de cette Rep. parce que les Villes d’Amstm. & de Dort ne sont point contentes…