All Letters

Jean-Etienne de Chezaulx to Benjamin Franklin, April 11, 1780

Benjamin Franklin to William Hodgson, April 11, 1780

Passy April 11. 1780. Dear Sir, I received your favours of the 10th. and 28th. of march. The Method you propose of managing the Money for the Prisoners is perfectly…

Pierre-Jean-Georges Cabanis to Benjamin Franklin, April 6, 1780

Auteuil Le 6 avril [1780?] 5 Monsieur Je vous Renvoye L’Epreuve Corrigée. Vous pouvez actuellement La tirer; je La crois Correcte. Je me sais bien bon gré de pouvoir vous…

Guillaume-Thomas-François, abbé Raynal to Benjamin Franklin, April 5, 1780

a paris rue neuve st Roch le 5 avril [1780] 4 L’abbé Raynal a eté plusieurs fois a passy pour avoir l’honneur de voir monsieur le docteur, sans pouvoir le…

Puchelberg & Cie to Benjamin Franklin, April 5, 1780

L’Orient Apr 5th. 1780 My Lord, We have the honnour to inform Your Excellence, that the Kings officer appointed for the affairs of the marine having given his orders for…

Benjamin Franklin to Juliana Ritchie, April 5, 1780

Passy April 5th. 1780. Madam I have received the Letters you did me the honour of writing to me the 5th. and 29th. of last Month. I have never learnt…

Thomas Ridout to Benjamin Franklin, April 4, 1780

Bordeaux 4th: April 1780— Sir On my embarking at Annapolis, in the Ship Buckskin of Baltimore, the 26th of December last, Mr: Carroll committed to my Care the Letter herewith…

John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, April 4, 1780

L’Orient April 4th. 1780. Honored and dear Sir, I have received yesterday yours of the 1st by Express from Versailles and went immediately down to Port Louis where I was…

Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, April 4, 1780

Passy April 4th. 1780. Sir, If by any Operation of War in the ensuing Campaign, the Regiment of Neustrie should happen to be near your army, the Chevr. Le Veneur,…

Benjamin Franklin to —— Rinquin, April 4, 1780

Passy, april 4. 1780 sir I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 22d. past inclosing the Pieces relating to The Prize Brigantine the…

Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, March 31, 1780

Passy, March 31st. 1780. Dear Sir, I received yours of the 14th by Mr Dryburugh. I had also another from Mess. Gourlade and Moylan acquainting me that they had received…

Benjamin Franklin to Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, March 31, 1780

Passy, March 31. 1780 Dear Sir, I wrote to you yesterday 3 relating to the Affair of your Letter to Mr Carmichael that you might know exactly the Truth of…

Benjamin Franklin to William Carmichael, March 31, 1780

Passy, March. 31st.[–April 7] 1780. Dear sir, I received by M. Gerard your kind Letter written at Philadelphia. 1 His safe Return has given me great pleasure. As soon as…

Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, March 30, 1780

Nantes March 30. 1780 Dear & honoured Sir I informed you in my last that the Farmers insisted on the payment of the Duties, & even made a merit of…

Pierre Roussille to Benjamin Franklin, March 30, 1780

a paris 30 mars 1780 Monsieur Je me trouve malgré moi dans La nécessitte demprunter une plume etranger pour réclamer vos bontés, quelque jours avant mon depart pour me rendre…

William Carmichael to Benjamin Franklin, March 29, 1780

Madrid 29 Mar. 1780 Dear Sir, The Count De Montmorin 2 is so obliging as to offer me an Occasion of writing to you by a Courier which I am…

Joseph Banks to Benjamin Franklin, March 29, 1780

Soho Square March 29 1780 Sir By the hands of Mr. Paradise I have receivd a copy of the instructions for the Protection of Captn. Cooke which you circulated among…

Richard Bache to Benjamin Franklin, March 29, 1780

Philadelphia March 29th. 1780. Dear & Hond: Sir Yours of the 29h. Octr. last came to hand only a few days ago, and is the only one I have had…

Benjamin Franklin to Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, March 29, 1780

Passy March. 29. 1780. Dear Sir I did receive the Letter you mention to have enclos’d for Mr. Carmichael in yours of the 25th. of february. 2 I had before…

Richard Peters to Benjamin Franklin, March 28, 1780

Philadelphia March 28th. 1780.— Sir I was yesterday honoured with your Letter of the 25 Octr 1779 being the only Letter I have been favoured with from you these two…