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Benjamin Franklin to Nathan Blodget, March 19, 1779
Passy Mar 19 1779 Sir I lately received yours of the 3d inst. I conceive that it is with the Capt. alone to give his Officers Leave of Absence; and…
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Stephen D. Lee to Benjamin Franklin, November 6, 1778
[before March 19, 1779] 8 Honoured Sir The Brave Assistance most Wisely given by you, to Set the Gallant Americans at Liberty, Emboldens me a poor prisoner of War, to…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, March 18, 1779
Nantes March 18. 1779 Dear & hond Sir.— I have received your agreeable Favour of the 8th Instant per Mr Adams, who did me the Favour to send for me…
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Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes to Benjamin Franklin, March 18, 1779
à Vlles. le 18. Mars. 1779. J’ai reçu M la lettre 3 que vous m’avez fait l’honneur décrire ce matin. Je desire que M. grand reussise mieux que M. de…
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Dorothea Blunt to Benjamin Franklin, March 18, 1779
Kensington March the 18th. 79 Dear Sir Our friend Saint Hutton 7 offers me a chance for getting a letter to you, which tho I have long’d a long while…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jesse Taylor, March 18, 1779
Passy Mar. 18 1779 Sir I received but very lately your Letter & Memorial dated the 21 of Novr. last. If there be really a considerable number of Persons dispos’d…
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Benjamin Franklin to H Sykes, March 18, 1779
Passy March 18. 1779. Sir, I return you enclosed Mr Haywoods Letter and am much obliged to you for communicating it, as it acquainted me of the Welfare of some…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, March 17, 1779
Passy March 17 1779 Sir I received the Honor of yours of the 6 inst. I took the first Opportunity of speaking to M. D’Arlincourt fils, one of the Farmers…
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Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Gridley, March 17, 1779
Passy March 17 1779 Sir I duely received your Favor of the 25th past. 7 Continued Indisposition with too much Business have occasioned the Delay in answering it, which I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Isaac-Jean-Georges-Jonas Grand, March 17, 1779
Passy March 17. 1779 Sir, As Americans, Prisoners in England sometimes escape from thence, and get to Holland; where they are without Money to proceed to a Port whence they…
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Margaret Stevenson to Benjamin Franklin, March 16, 1779
Cheem March: 16[–April 11] 1779 My Dear Sir I receved your kind Letter of Jany 25, verey good of you Indeed to grartfice a poor old woman but old as…
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Jean-Joseph Carié de Montieu to Benjamin Franklin, March 16, 1779
a Rochefort 16 Mars 1779. Monsieur, J’avais bien entendu dire que vous étiez Seul Ministre Plenipotentiaire des Treize Etats unis de l’Amérique, mais je craignais que cette nouvelle n’existât que…
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Arthur Lee to Benjamin Franklin, March 16, 1779
Paris March 16th. 1779 Sir/ I had the honor of receiving yours of the 13th. 2 touching my endorsement on your Nephew’s Accounts. When Mr. Bondfield’s Accounts were sent to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Jr Williams, March 16, 1779
Passy March 16 1779 Dear Jonathan Agreeable to your Desire I have requested the American Gentlemen residing at Nantes to examine your Accounts. I have added M. Schweighauser, he having…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Daniel Schweighauser, March 16, 1779
Passy March 16 1779 Sir I understand that there is a Case of Goods in your Hands, which belongs to Mr. Simeon Deane, but was delivered to you on a…
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Benjamin Franklin to Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand, March 16, 1779
Passy March 16 1779 Sir I find in my Bill Book, that I accepted on the 19 of february, the following Congress Bills drawn in favour of Wm. Dennie, Dollars…
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Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, March 13, 1779
Passy March 13. 1779 Sir A severe Fit of the Gout, with too much Business at the same time necessary to be done, have prevented till now my answering yours…
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Benjamin Franklin to Gentlemen at Nantes, March 13, 1779
Passy. March. 13. 1779. Gentlemen Great Objections having been made by the Honble. M. A. Lee to the Accts. of M. Jonathan Williams late Agent for the Commrs. at Nantes,…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, March 13, 1779
Passy, March 13. 1779 Dear Sir, I hope you got well to Nantes with your Son. 2 We sent you two Letters by yesterday’s Post, that had been deliver’d here…
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Jean-Paul Marat to Benjamin Franklin, December 13, 1778
[before March 13, 1779] 9 Sir. The honour of your company at the repeating of the lately made discoveries on the igneous fluid is earnestly requested by the author. In…