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Samuel Adams to John Adams, October 25, 1778
Philade Octob 25. 1 1778 My dear Sir Your Favor of the 24th 2 of May did not reach my hand till yesterday. The Gentleman who brought it, Mr. Archer,…
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Edmé Jacques Genet to John Adams, October 24, 1778
[ , Start insertion, post 24 October 1778 , End, ] [Last] 1 night I was favoured with yours of the 24 [th] , [and nothing wou] ld give me…
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Benjamin Franklin to Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine, October 12, 1778
Passy Octr. 12 1778 1 Sir The Letter which your Excellency did Us the Honour to write to Us on the Seventh of this Month, We duely received. In our…
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Ralph Izard to Benjamin Franklin, October 10, 1778
Paris 10th. Octr. 1778 Gentlemen I have just been favoured with a communication of M. de Sartine’s Letter to you of 7th. instant, in which I am referred to a…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles William Frederick Dumas, October 10, 1778
Passy, Oct. 10, 1778 Sir We have received yours of the 2d Instant, with the Declaration sign’d by Mr. Van Berikel, and his explanatory Letter to you, 1 which give…
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John Adams to Arthur Lee, October 10, 1778
Passy Octr 10. 1778 Dear Sir I have sometimes complained, that having no Place [appointed] for the public Papers, nor any Person to keep them in order, was [an] Inconvenience…
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Tristram Barnard to Benjamin Franklin, October 9, 1778
[ , Start insertion, post 9 October 1778 1 , End, ] Gntlemen As thier hath ben a moust Valueable Whale fishry discoverd by the people of England Since the…
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William MacCreery to John Adams, October 9, 1778
Bordeaux 9 October 1778 Dear Sir I did myself the pleasure to write you a few Lines just before my departure from Nantes, and afterwards on my arrival at this…
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Benjamin Franklin to Domenico, Marchesse di Villa Marina Caracciolo, October 9, 1778
Passy Octr 9. 1778 Sir We are this Moment honoured with your Excellencys Letter of the Eighth of this Month, and We thank your Excellency for the Information, that his…
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John Adams to Daniel McNeill, October 9, 1778
Passi Octr. 9. 1778 Sir The Bearer of this Captain Richard Grinnell, is well qualified, I believe for Some Place in your ship, if you have any vacant. He has…
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John Ross to Benjamin Franklin, October 8, 1778
Nantes, 8 Octre. 1778 Honorable Gentlemen By the tuisdays post, I had the honor of your favour 30th. Ultimo now before me. And I find thereby, a want of Authority,…
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Domenico, Marchesse di Villa Marina Caracciolo to Benjamin Franklin, October 8, 1778
Paris, 8th October 1778 Gentlemen I am persuaded that you already know that the King of the two Sicilies my master, has ordered the ports of all his dominions to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, October 1, 1778
Passy 1. October 1778 Sir We have received, the Letter which your Excellency, did Us the Honour, to write to us, on the twenty seventh of the last Month: together…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Ross, September 30, 1778
Passi September 30. 1778 Sir We have received your Letter of the twenty second of September, 1 and take this Opportunity to say, that We have no Authority, either to…
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Matthew Ridley to Benjamin Franklin, September 29, 1778
Paris September the 29th. 1778 Honourable Sirs Meeting accidentally, when in London, with a Manuscript Book of the Commissioners of the English Navy, a few Years back; containing a very…
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Ralph Izard to John Adams, September 28, 1778
Paris 28th. Septr. 1778 Sir I am favoured with your Letter of 25th., and agree with you in opinion that there is no necessity of discussing the question respecting the…
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Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes to Benjamin Franklin, September 27, 1778
Versailles 27th. September 1778 Gentlemen In the letter which you did me the honor to write to me the 28th. of last month, You recall the promise which the King…
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Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes to Benjamin Franklin, September 27, 1778
A Versailles le 27 September 1778 Dans la Lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’ecrire, Messieurs le 28 du mois dernier vous avez rapellé la promesse que le Roi…
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Benjamin Franklin to Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine, September 27, 1778
Passi September 27. 1778 Sir We have received the Letter which your Excellency did Us the Honour to write to Us on the 21 instant, relative to the Isabella, retaken…
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Joseph, Jr Wharton to Benjamin Franklin, September 26, 1778
Paris Sep 26th 1778 Honorable Gentlemen You need not I presume be informed of the difficulties which the People of the United States continue to suffer through the great scarcity…