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46,149 lettersLa Cour Neuve May the 17th. 1778. Dear Sir In receiving your thanks for a very trifling matter, let me return you my hearty acknowledgement for your kind remembrance and…
Roccall, At Bienne, in Switzerland, May 17th. 78. Sir! Uncertain, as I am, of the Fate of my Letters to Your Excellency, particularly of my last of the 14th. of…
Paris 17 may 1778 Monsieur Je n’est peut [n’ai pu] vous envoyer plustot la nouvelle Debitée dimanche 10 may sur la Bourse de nantes au sujet Des deux navires le…
A Paris le 17 mai 1778 Un Jeune homme, Monsieur, nommé Gelé m’a dit qu’il vous avoit offert ses services et demandé de l’employer en qualité de Secretaire. Quoique je…
A V[ersai]lles le 17 may 1778 J’ai rendu compte au Roi, Messrs., de l’assûrance que vous me donnez que le Boston, qui se trouve dans le port de Bordeaux, est…
Sunday Morning 17th May 78 Mr. and Mrs. Amiel present Compliments to Mr. Franklin and Mr. Adams, will do themselves the pleasure to accept their obliging invitation for next Friday.
[May 17, 1778 4 ] Mr. Franklin is not inclin’d to sign this Letter to Mr. Grand, 5 1. because he does not know that any Inconveniencies have arisen from…
Cadiz May 15th 1778 His Excellency Doctor Franklin, I should not trouble your Excellency with writing, but having wrote to Mr. Deane immediately after my arrival here upon the 26th…
London May 15 1778 Dear Sir I send you the Heads of Negotiation which have occurred to me as the most probable foundations for Peace. What the opinions or Plans…
Vendredy [May 15, 1778 4 ] M. Brillon presente ses respects a Monsieur Franklin. Voicy une lettre qu’il recoit de M. Didelot fermier general qui reclame sa protection auprés du…
A Versailles le 15 May 1778 J’ai l’honneur Messieurs de vous envoyer la copie d’une lettre ecrite à M. de Sartine par le Consul de France a Madere. Vous y…
In Committee for foreign Affairs York Town, May 15 1778 Gentlemen Your pressing request for 5000 Hhds. of Tobacco, 6 is a matter as embarrassing to Congress as to yourselves.…
Le 14. Mai 1778 Monsieur le Docteur M. Le Roi me charge de vous faire savoir que MM. de l’Académie des Sciences, voulant me donner un quatrième commissaire, vous nommerent…
A L’Ecole Royale m[ilitai]re, Le 14e. mai, 1778 Monsieur Vous vous rappellerés que j’ai eu l’honneur de vous parler d’un négociant de Brest, qui se proposoit pour être Le correspondant…
London May 14 1778 Dear Sir You will have recieved my lettre of May 12th. which I forwarded by my Bankers. Tho I had this inclosed in hands, yet I…
Boston May 14th. 1778 Dear Sir I have inclosed You One Letter I received from Aunt Mecom to forward You. 3 It gave real pleasure to your Friends to hear…
Chas. Town So. Carolina 14 May 1778 Dear Sir I take the Liberty to introduce the Bearer Mr. Thomas Waites to your Notice, a Young Gentleman who was educated at…
Boston 14th May. 1778. My dear Sir, I wrote you two Days ago; 8 but hearing the Vessel is unexpectedly detain’d, I send you a plaintive poetic Piece just publish’d…
Boston May 14th. 1778 The return of the Nymph frigate in which Captain Coulter [Courter] came passenger gives me the honor of informing you that the Deane arrivd at Portsmouth…