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Marine Committee to Benjamin Franklin, September 17, 1779
September 17th 1779 Gentlemen We have received the honor of yours of the 3d. June last to which we shall now reply. 5 We are sorry for the trouble which…
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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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3,552 letters
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John Bondfield to Benjamin Franklin, September 23, 1779
Bordeaux 23 Sep 1779 Sir I have the Honor to forward by the Express going with the dispatches receivd by the same Conveyance the Inclosed packets arrived last Evening by…
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John Torris to Benjamin Franklin, September 23, 1779
Dunkerque 23d. September 1779 Honnd: Sir I have received with due respect & gratitude your Excellency’s most Esteemed favour 19th Inst. We apprehend that your Excellency’s Judgement there in Joined,…
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Thomas Bond to Benjamin Franklin, September 24, 1779
Philadelphia Septemr. 24. 1779 Dear Sir The Departure of your very worthy & very Sensible Friend, the Sieur Gerard affords me an Opportunity of telling you, that your Thursday Night…
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Francis Coffyn to Benjamin Franklin, September 24, 1779
Dunkerque 24. Sepber 1779. Hond. Sir. I beg leave to refer your Excellency to my last letter of 18 inst, and have now the pleasure to inform your Excellency That…
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Sarah Franklin Bache to Benjamin Franklin, September 25, 1779
Philada. Sepr: 25. 1779 Dear & Honoured Sir We wrote to you fully some days ago, 3 but Mr Gerard staying longer than he expected 4 gives me an opportunity…
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Vincenzio Martinelli to Benjamin Franklin, September 25, 1779
a Florence ce 25me. septembre 1779 Monsieur Monsieur Jan Batiste la Bordet natif de Pau en Bearne a l’occasion de retourner a la Patrie a eu la complaisence de se…
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—— Rabŷ du Moreau to Benjamin Franklin, September 25, 1779
à Bordx. 25. 7bre. 1779. Monsieur Le Docteur, Les papiers publics nous laissent floter dans une incertitude cruelle sur les Evenemens arrivés dans la Caroline Méridionale: il y a ici,…
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Board of Treasury to Benjamin Franklin, September 29, 1779
Philadelphia, Treasury-Office, September 29th. 1779 Sir, The inclosed Resolutions were referred by Congress to the Board of Treasury with Direction to take Order thereon. 3 The impractibility of executing the…
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Stephen Marchant to Benjamin Franklin, September 29, 1779
Dunkirk Sepr. 29th. 1779 Sr/ I take the Earliest Opportunity of Acquainting your Excellency of my Safe Arrival at Dunkirk in the Black prince. After Dangers both from the Enemy…
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Samuel Wharton to Benjamin Franklin, September 29, 1779
Paris Wednesday Sepr. 29/79 Mr. Wharton presents his Compliments to Dr. Franklin, and returns the Journals of Congress, and News papers with Thanks. He does not find any Paper upon…
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Henry Coder to Benjamin Franklin, October 1, 1779
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Francis Coffyn to Benjamin Franklin, October 3, 1779
Dunkerque Octor. 3d 1779. Hond. Sir I received the honour of your Excellency’s letter of 28. ultmo. as the Equipment of Capn. Conningham’s vessell required the greatest circomspection at that…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, October 3, 1779
Oct. 3d. 1779. Copy from New-Lloyd’s List, No. 1097, 2 receiv’d this morning from Amsterdam, Tuesday 28 Sept. 1779 Hull, Sept. 25. The Seraphis frigate, & Countess of Scarborough armed…
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John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, October 3, 1779
On board the Ship of War Serapis at Anchor without the Texel Octr. 3d. 1779. Honoured and dear Sir When I had the honour of writing to you on the…
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Pierre Landais to Benjamin Franklin, October 4, 1779
Ship Alliance off Texel 4 October. 1779 May it please your Excellency I now embrace the First Oppertunity to transmitt the material parts of my Journal of our late Cruize…
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William Greene to Benjamin Franklin, October 5, 1779
Warwick State Rhode Island &c. October 5th. 1779 Honoured sir I with much Pleasure received your very Friendly letter of the 4th. of last June, 2 by which I am…
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Marignac to Benjamin Franklin, October 5, 1779
[October 5, 1779–January 5, 1780] 227 l.t. 6 s. 6 d. argt: court: le louis à 14 l.t. 10 s. 6 d. pr. 24 l.t. argt. de france font 375…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, October 6, 1779
at the Helder, road of Texel Oct. 6th. 1779 Dear, honoured Sir Mr. Le Ray de Chaumont, will by this time, have heard, at my request, from Mrs J. De…
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Pierre Landais to Benjamin Franklin, October 9, 1779
Ship Alliance off the Texel. 9 October 1779 May it please your excellency I had the honour to write & transmitt some extracts of my Journal to you the 4th.…
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Jean Meÿer to Benjamin Franklin, October 9, 1779
Dunkerque Ce 9. 8bre. 1779. Monsieur L’accueil gracieux que vous me fites, quand J’eus l’honneur de vous être presenté par Monsieur Le Professeur de Báer, 6 les offres généreuses que…
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Stephen Sayre to Benjamin Franklin, October 10, 1779
Valenciens 10th octor. 1779 2 Sir From what I heard in Paris the day I came away, there seem’d a probability that the Captain who commands the Alliance Frigate would…
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Benjamin Vaughan to Benjamin Franklin, October 10, 1779
Oct. 10h., 1779. My dearest sir, Mr Thos. Oliver of Lowlayton, Mr Richd. Oliver’s Cousin & the partner of Mr Lovel, thinks it adviseable to send the inclosed; 3 &…
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Sir Charles William Blunt to Benjamin Franklin, October 11, 1779
11 Octr. 1779— Dear Sir A very particular & worthy friend of mine Mr Luard having large concerns in the Island of Grenada, his private affairs & those of His…