All Letters

—— Charlot to Benjamin Franklin, August 27, 1777

De Paris ce 27 aoust. 1777. M. Charlot, neveu de Monsieur Charlot cy devant chef du Bureau de la Guerre, 9 a l’honneur de présenter son respect très-humble à Monsieur…

Jan Ingenhousz to Benjamin Franklin, August 26, 1777

Hotel de Montpensier, rue de Richelieu Aug. 26. 1777 Dear Sir I Stay’d a day longer in the Country as I had proposed. I recieved now my lettres from London,…

Peter Allaire to Benjamin Franklin, August 26, 1777

American Commissioners to Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand, August 26, 1777

[August 26, 1777] Dear Sir We are much oblig’d by the sketch of a Letter you were so kind to offer us as proper for the Commissioners to write: 4…

Benjamin Sowden to Benjamin Franklin, August 25, 1777

Holland Augst 25 1777 Sir I seize the opportunity of the first post to give you some intelligence which I accidentaly picked up t’other day at the Hague. Being there…

François-Auguste-Pompée Hennet to Benjamin Franklin, August 25, 1777

Paris le 25 aout 1777. Monsieur, J’ai donné, aussitôt la demande que vous m’avez faite des 4000 sabres, les ordres pour qu’on les disposat le plus promptement possible. Je recois…

Benjamin Franklin to —— Brillon, January 1, 1777

[Before August 25, 1777? 6 ] M. Franklin fait bien de Compliments a M. Brillon, et desire d’être informé ou demeure M. Hennet.

—— Rolland to Benjamin Franklin, August 24, 1777

Jacques-Julien Richard de La Prade to Benjamin Franklin, August 24, 1777

A montbrison le 24e aoust 1777. Monsieur, Mes compatriotes parlent de vous avec tant de vénération, que je ne crains point de vous prier de favoriser un projet que j’ai…

C[S?]. P Heltier [Geltier?] to Benjamin Franklin, August 24, 1777

A paris Le 24 aoust 1777 Monsieur Un curieux seroit charmé d’avoir de vous L’explication de la contrariete suivante car vous seul avés parle raison sur L’éléctricité qui vous est…

Lambert Wickes to American Commissioners, August 24, 1777

St. Malo 24th. Augt. 1777. Gentlemen I received your favour of the 19th. Instant which in some Measure has given me releaf in respect to Complying with orders from the…

Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, August 24, 1777

Paris, Aug. 24. 1777. Sir M. de Knobelauch, who will have the Honour of delivering this to you, is recommended to me as an Officer of much Experience, and capable…

Samuel Nicholson to American Commissioners, August 15, 1777

St. Mallo Augst. 15th. 1777. Honble Gentlemen This serves to informe You of my Arrival at this Place the Day before Yesterday from Nantes, which Place I left the 11th.…

Rudolph Erich Raspe to Benjamin Franklin, August 14, 1777

London. Aug. 14. 1777. At Meadens circulating Library Margaret Street Cavendish Square. Sir I have attempted to keep me in Your Kind remembrance by a Letter from Germany sent to…

Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, August 14, 1777

De mon Désert 14e. Août 1777 Dear Sir, La Lettre de Mr. Carmichael, du 25e. Juillet, est la derniere faveur que j’aie eu le plaisir de recevoir de votre part…

William Gordon to Benjamin Franklin, August 13, 1777

Jamaica Plain Aut. 13 [–September 15]. 1777 My Dear Sir Your duplicate of May 1st has been recd. Am obliged to you for sending the letter to London by a…

Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, August 12, 1777

Nantes Augt 12. 1777. Dear and honored Sir. In one of my Letters some time since I mentioned that an application had been made to me in behalf of Monsr.…

Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll to Benjamin Franklin, August 12, 1777

Douhoragen Anne Arundel County 12th. August 1777. Dear Sir, I lately received a letter from Mr. Carmichael, to which the inclosed is an answer; his letter was without date, nor…

Lambert Wickes to American Commissioners, August 12, 1777

St. Malo 12th. Augt. 1777. Gentlemen, This will inform you of my present unhappy Situation. The Judge of the Admiralty have receiv’d orders of the 6th. Instant from the Minester…

William Bingham to American Commissioners, August 11, 1777

St Pierre M[ar]t[ini]que August 11th 1777 Gentlemen By a Sloop of War Sailing this Evening for Brest, I have only Time to communicate to you the important News that has…