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James Searle to Benjamin Franklin, January 29, 1781
Hotel de Valois 5. O Clock Monday Eveng. 29. Janry Mr. Searle’s best compliments wait on Doctor Franklin. Mr. S, did not receive the Doctors obliging invitation dated on sunday…
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Letters to Benjamin Franklin
B. 1706 · D. 1790
Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.
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Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova to Benjamin Franklin, January 30, 1781
Hotel de la Chine Jan: 30th. [1781] The Princess of Daschkaw presents her best thanks to Dr Franklin for his kind note 2 and will be happy to see him…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, January 30, 1781
Lahaie 30e. Janv. 1781 Monsieur, Le Manifeste n’a pas encore été publié de la part de cette Rep. parce que les Villes d’Amstm. & de Dort ne sont point contentes…
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Gourlade & Moylan to Benjamin Franklin, January 31, 1781
L’Orient 31 Januer 1781 Honord Sir We received the honor of your Letter of the 20th. inst. and in consequence of it’s contents, we have paid Cap: Nicholasson Broughton of…
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François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux to Benjamin Franklin, February 1, 1781
a newport le 1er fevrier 1781 Monsieur Instruit a aimer et à estimer encore plus votre patrie depuis que je la vois de plus près, ce sentiment est inseparable de…
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Samuel Cooper to Benjamin Franklin, February 1, 1781
Boston New England Feby. 1. 1781 My dear Sir, Colonel Laurens, an Officer highly esteemed in the Army of the United States, Son of the late President Laurens now a…
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Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette to Benjamin Franklin, February 1, 1781
New Windsor february the 1st 1781 My dear Sir I Had Some Weeks Ago the Honor of Writing to You from Philadelphia, And Inform’d You that Congress were About dispatching…
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Thomas Newenham to Benjamin Franklin, February 1, 1781
Brussells Febry. 1st 1781 Sir, The Books which your Excellency will receve from the bearer were deliver’d to me by My Uncle Sr Edward Newenham. I have also a letter…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, February 1, 1781
Nantes Feby 1. 1781 Dear & hond Sir Since my last I have a ship loaded with Sugar & Cotton from Port au Prince (but belonging to Boston) arrivd at…
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Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy to Benjamin Franklin, February 8, 1781
ce jeudi matin 8 Fevrier [1781] 4 Voici mon bon papa, une folie 5 de votre fille faitte pour vous, pour vous tout seul; il n’y á qu’a mr votre…
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Leendert (Leonard) de Neufville to Benjamin Franklin, February 8, 1781
Amsterdam 8 feby 1781 Honoured Sir I am much oblidged by the honour Your Excellency did me of writing to me the 20th passd. The disagreable Situation of Mr Diggs…
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Joseph Willard to Benjamin Franklin, February 9, 1781
Beverly Febry 9th 1781. Sir, The last May the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts incorporated a society under the title of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, February 9, 1781
Nantes Feb. 9. 1781. Dear & hond sir. The Procureur du Roi of this Place seeing my Servant Mark Anthony passing the street took it into his Head to order…
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Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand to Benjamin Franklin, February 10, 1781
Paris ce 10 fevr. 1781 Monsieur J’ai lhonneur de vous renvoyer sous ce pli une traite du Loan office de 90 l.t. pour que vous aiez la bonté de l’accepter,…
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Pieter Buyck to Benjamin Franklin, February 11, 1781
Gand 11. fevr. 1781 Son Excellence N’ayant Jamais eu L’honneur de Vous Ecrire, Je prends la Liberté de le faire dans ce moment pour Vous envoier cy inclus une lettre…
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John Laurens to Benjamin Franklin, February 11, 1781
Hotel d’Orleans. [before April 24, 1781?] 2 Sir With this your Excellency will receive the Book which I mention’d this morning; and a Letter which my Friend R. Izard of…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, February 14, 1781
Nantes Feb. 14. 1781 Dear & hond sir The Marquis de la Fayette is at length arrived at L’Orient 3 & as soon as the Freight she brought round from…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, February 15, 1781
Amsterdam Feb. 15. 1781 Sir This Morning, the House of Botereau & Co. of this City, presented to me, Sixty Six Bills of Exchange drawn by Congress on the 26th…
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Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy to Benjamin Franklin, February 15, 1781
ce jeudi 15 Fevrier [1781] 6 Vous n’estes point venu hier mon bon papa étiés vous incomodé? aviés vous affaire? ne m’aimiéz vous pas tant qu’a l’ordinaire? Je me suis…
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Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy to Benjamin Franklin, February 22, 1781
ce jeudi 22 a passy [February 22, 1781] 1 J’ignore les usages d’un autre monde mon cher papa; mais je sçais que dans notre civile europe, on ne se rend…
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Silas Deane to Benjamin Franklin, February 22, 1781
Paris 22d. Feby. 1781 Dear sir The situation of public Affairs you must recollect was such, at the Time when the Revenge Cutter was fitted out at Dunkerque, that every…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, February 22, 1781
Nantes Feb. 22. 1781 Dear & hond sir I have just heard that the Captain of the Marquis de la Fayette 8 is gone to Passy. I cannot guess his…
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Samuel Huntington to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1781
Philadelphia, March 2. 1781 Sir, You will receive herewith enclosed, the Copy of a Resolve of Congress of the 27th Ulto, expressing the high Sense that they entertain of the…
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Sir Edward Newenham to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1781
Belcamp near Dublin 2d March 1781 Dear Sir I could not neglect one post in returning your Excellency my most Gratefull thanks for this recent, Noble and Devinely generous Addition…