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.
Alicante 26th: June 1779 Sir I find Myself under the Necessety of Troubling your Excellency to Inform you, that Notwithstanding I have Every time that the foraigne Merchants Established here…
Rue Ste: Anne. Saturday June 26. [1779] Mr. Petrie presents his Compliments to Dr: Franklin &, if he is able, will have the honour of waiting on him, Monday se’nnight.…
passy dimanche 27. juin [1779] Les abbés Chalut et Arnoux assurent de leur respect Monsieur franklin, ils auront l’honneur de se rendre à son invitation pour Celebrer l’heureuse et éternelle…
Frankfort 27th. June 1779 Sir. By the Letter you did me the Honor to write to me the 17th. instant, I perceive you are still under a mistake relative to…
ce 28e. juin 1779 Mon cher Maitre J’ai l’honneur de vous renvoyer cy joint votre manuscrit sur la morale des echecs dont j’ai gardé copie, que j’enverrai au 1er. jour…
Amsterdam 28th June 1779 Sir I Refer your Excellency to Mr Sayers Letter Which he Says will apologize for my Addressing you: 7 Tho I am Conscious that a disposition…
Amsterdam the 28th. Júne 1779. High Honourable Sir! We hope yoúr Excellency may have approved of the plan of the Loan which we had the honoúr to convey by oúr…
Paris 28 June 1779 Dear Sir I send under Cover the News Paper, and learn by several Letters, which I received yesterday from London, That the Ministry and People were…
[after June 28, 1779] 8 High Honourable Sir! Will yoúr Excellency give me leave to transcribe at the foot of the present the latest important news we gott here from…
Nantes the 29 June 1779 Honored Sir Capt: Jones haveing granted me leave of absence for to stay at L’Orient: to settle my private Affairs; 4 since his departure, Monsieur…
Bordeaux, 2d. July 1779— Sir, Inclosed is a Letter I recd from Mr. Geo: Anderson a young Gentleman of Virginia who was taken in a Vessell of his own by…
L’Orient 2d July 1779 Honord Sir We beg leave to refer you to the inclosed letter from Cap: Jones respecting the affaires of his fleet 6 and we join to…
Vitré in Bretagne July 2nd: 1779— May it Please your Excellency We the underwritten being Natives of America (hearing there are Ships belonging to the united States at Nantes and…
L’Orient July 2d 1779. Honored & dear Sir, I have the honor to acquaint you that this day arrived the Alliance & Pallas and joined me in the Road of…
London 2d. July 1779— Dear Sir, I am somewhat distressed, as I begin to be fearful I shall be too troublesome—but as the business I wrote to you upon about…
Leghorn The 2 July 1779 Sir We have been very unhappy in our Expedition into North America. 2 Our Captain Joseph Bettoja who Comanded our Tuscan Ship Called—La Prosperità—as your…
Dunkerque 2d. July 1779. Sir The Letter I did myself the honnour to write your Excellency the 30th. ulto. Conveyd the Particulars of the Cruise of the Black Prince Cutter.…
Nantes July 2. 1779. Dear & honoured Sir. My Examination is begun & goes on very well, my Judges are compleat Merchants and their apparent Satisfaction pleases me. We have…
Paris 3th. July 1779 Dr. Dubourg presents his dutifull civilities to his Excellency, no man will celebrate more gladily next Monday the anniversary of the Declaration of American Independency. He…
[ c. July 3, 1779] 1 Autre Moralité des Echecs. Le jeu des Echecs est moins un amusement qu’une vaine occupation, une frivolité penible, qui n’exerce point le corps, qui…
Nantes 3d July 1779. May it please your Excellency I hope it will not be thought impertinent, that I should inform your Excellency, there is now at this Place a…
London 6 July 1779. Dr Sir. I make use of the oppertunity by the under Spanish Secretary (who takes his departure today with the remaining domestiques of the Ambassador) to…
La Haie 6e. Juillet [1779] Monsieur, On a eu besoin de moi ici pour répandre la note ci-jointe. La suspension a été accordée, à la priere de la ville d’Amst.,…
Dunkirk 6th. July 1779 Sir Your Excellency may perhaps wish to hear of the progress of a person, whose strong affection, for America, and the cause in which she is…