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46,149 lettersParis May 26th. 1777 Gentlemen The Navy of the United States increasing in the Number of its Ships and Force, it is of the utmost importance to direct the Cruises…
[Before May 26, 1777.] Sir I have made an alteration in the plan of the Spanish reading which I proposed to you the last time I had the honour to…
A Paris ce 25 may 1777 Dubourg a l’honneur de souhaiter le bonjour a Monsieur Franklin et le supplie d’accorder une audience favorable a Mr. Coder 8 dont il lui…
Paris May 25. 1777 Honorable Gentlemen Agreeable to what we mentioned in ours of March 14 1 and April the 9th (a third Copy of which we send herewith) Mr.…
Rotterdam 24 Mai 1777 Monsieur J’ai recu votre agreable Lettre avec les papiers incloses, je les ai remis a Mr. Sowden. Je vous en suis bien obligé en vous priant…
au pilles par montélimar et nions en dauphine le 15. de may 1777. Monsieur Quoique vos lumieres vous metent dans le cas de n’avoir guere besoin d’aucune explication, je pense…
au Cap St. Domingue le 15 may 1777 Monsieur Il nous est arrivè icy la même chose qu’à nantes ou bien loin qu’une multitude de vaisseaux nous ayent offert le…
charlestown south Carolina May 13th 1777. Sir I heard with the Greatest pleasure your safe arrival in france and I hope you are Now perfectly recovered of the Fatigues of…
Pall mall May 7th 1777 Honored Sir I wrote to you and Inclosed mr. Platts Case with a newspapr. 9 But as yet had no answr. We Considr you our…
Nantes May 7. 1777 Dear and honored Sir The Bearer Monsieur Tardiveau is connected in Business with Monsieur Tarvouillet Merchant in this place and proposes to settle in Philadelphia. For…
Nantes 7 may 1777 Monsieur J’ai lû avec grand plaisir dans la Gazette de Leyde une reponse qu’on pretend que vous fîtes a L’Amiral howe au sujet des propositions dont…
Nantes May 7. 1777. Gentlemen I recvd. your favour per Courier with the several packets mentioned in the List. I thank you for the honour you do me in committing…
Paris, May 7. 1777 The Commissioners from the United States of America desire to represent to his Excellency the Count de Vergennes, that they have received Intelligence of a Vessel…
Newgate in London, May 6th. 1777. Sir, Nessessaty obliges me to trouble you to forward the Inclos’d letter, as I have the Misfortune to be detain’d a Prisner in Newgate,…
Nantes May 1. 1777 Gentlemen Capt. Nicholson is by this time alongside of Capt. Wickes under his american Colours. I have not yet collected all the Bills but I imagine…
Paris, May 1. 1777 Dear Sir, I received your kind Letter of Feb. 28. which gave me great Pleasure. 3 I forwarded your Letter to Dr. Price, who was well…
Paris, May 1 1777 Sir, I thank you for your kind Congratulations on my Arrival here, 10 and shall be happy in finding that our Negociations on this side the…
Paris, May 1 1777 It was with great Pleasure I received lately the Letters of my Friends from Boston by Capt. Adams. They were the first that got to hand…