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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, December 8, 1779
Ferrol Decr 8. 1779 Sir I have the Honour to inform your Excellency, that Congress, having judged it proper to appoint me to a new Mission in Europe I embarked…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, December 8, 1779
Passy, Dec. 8. 1779. Sir, As Baron de Holtzendorff has thought fit to trouble your Excellency with a Memorial to me, 9 relating to his affairs and complains highly as…
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Benjamin Franklin to Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, December 8, 1779
Dec. 8. [1779] Dear Sir I am much oblig’d by what you have said at Vs. 7 Enclos’d is the Speech. We just now hear, 8 that a Vessel is…
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John Torris to Benjamin Franklin, December 7, 1779
Dunkerque 7th. Decr. 1779 Honnd. Sir I have seen with Mr. Coffyn the Petition, addressed to your Excellency by one Wam. Power a Prisonner of the Black Prince Taken on…
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Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine to Benjamin Franklin, December 7, 1779
à Versailles 7 Xbre. 1779. J’ai reçu, Monsieur, avec la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 6. de ce mois, celles qui y etoient jointes par M.…
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Jacques, Elsevier, T. A., & Rocquette, Pieter Th Rocquette to Benjamin Franklin, December 7, 1779
Rotterdam 7 decemb 1779. Sir! Your much esteemed letter of the 4 augt: 1 duely reach’d us, we observed there in with pleasure the receit of the two parcells we…
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Richard Norway to Benjamin Franklin, December 7, 1779
Alincon Decr the 7th 1779 Most Noble Lord Pardon me I took the Libartey to Truble Your Lordship some time aGoe with a Letter a Liburty I hope Did not…
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Patrick Dowlin to Benjamin Franklin, December 7, 1779
Dunkerque the 7th. December 1779./. Honnoured Sir We beg Leave to Express to your Excellency in the Warmest manner, our affliction in Seeing our Worthy Friend & armateur, Mr. John…
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Benjamin Vaughan to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1777
Friday morn. [before December 7, 1779] My dearest sir, Before you open the collection of your writings, I must entreat you to hear a few words of apology. My first…
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Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette to Benjamin Franklin, December 6, 1779
Monday Evening [December 6, 1779] 6 Dear Sir I told what you know as Coming from Myself, and the Answer has been that some thing would be done that way—being…
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Achille-Guillaume Lebègue de Presle to Benjamin Franklin, December 1, 1779
Jai eu Lhonneur Monsieur de vous envoyer il y a deux mois un memoire Anglois de mr Nairne sur les appareils destinès a preserver de la foudre, en vous prevenant…
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Alexander Gillon to Benjamin Franklin, December 1, 1779
Frankfurt sur Mein 1 decr. 1779 Sir As I inform’d your Excelly. of my intended Rout last time I had the pleasure of Seeing you, 4 I now with satisfaction…
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Gustavus Conyngham to Benjamin Franklin, December 1, 1779
texel Road, Decmbr. 1. 79. honourable Sr. I wrote you last from Amsterdam 7 at that time enformed of my Going to dunkirk but Meetting with Comd. Jones preventted me,…
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Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1779
Versailles le 30. 9bre. 1779. J’ai reçu, Monsieur, avec la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 28. de ce mois celle qui vous a été adressée par…
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John Holker to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1779
Rouen ce 30. 9bre. 1779. Mon cher & respectable ami Jai reçû la Lettre que vous avés eu la bonté de m’ecrire le 22 passé une indisposition d’un gros rhûme…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1779
Texel-road 30 Nov.[–December 3] 1779 Dear & honoured Sir We are still here waiting for a fair wind, which must enable the Alliance to sail from hence according to a…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1779
St James’s 4 London Novr 30 79 Dr. Sir I gave you a manuscript Copy of the Kings Speech & the debates on the amendment thereon, by last frydays post;…
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John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, November 29, 1779
Alliance Texel Novr: 29th: 1779. Honoured and dear Sir, Previous to the appearance of your Excellency’s letter of the 8th: Current, I had forwarded thro’ the hands of M. Dumas…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, November 28, 1779
Texel-road 28t. Nov. 1779 Dear & honoured Sir This is but to acquaint yr. Excy., that I am still here endeavouring to be useful, & to prevent mistakes & Mischiefs.…
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Ignace d’Urtado, marquis d’ Amezaga to Benjamin Franklin, November 28, 1779
[November 28, 1779?] 6 Mr. Le Ms. Damezaga fait dire à Monsieur de franklin, et à Monsieur son Petit fils, que Mr. Amelot dinne chès Luy demain Lundy 29 9bre.…