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Stephen D. Lee to Benjamin Franklin, February 1, 1780
Dunkirk February 1st. 1780 Honoured Sir Pursuant to an Order given by you, to Mr. Jones, in consequence of a Letter I presumed to write you, I entered On board…
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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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George Scott to Benjamin Franklin, February 1, 1780
Paris the 1st. February 1780 Sir My Servant went yesterday to Versailles about a passport. The Count de Vergennes received him very politely, said he could not get ready to…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, February 1, 1780
Nantes Feb 1. 1780. Dear & honoured Sir. The last Post from Bordeaux brought me my Letters from america brought by Mr Adams and among them I recvd one for…
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John Taylor to Benjamin Franklin, February 2, 1780
Circus Bath 2nd. Febry. 1780 Dear Sir I find myself under very great difficulty how to address you on a matter of private concern, when your time is so much…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, February 8, 1780
the Hague febr. 8th. 1780 Honoured & dear Sir Herewith I send you the remedy I promised in my last. 6 Somebody writes to me what follows “Un Capitaine arrivé…
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D’Acosta frères & Cie Penet to Benjamin Franklin, February 8, 1780
Nantes Feby. the 8th. 1780 Sir, May it please your Excellency, as we are ready to expedite to North America a vessel call’d the Kensington, to accept our services you…
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—— de Chantereyne to Benjamin Franklin, February 9, 1780
Cherbourg le 9. fev 1780 Monsieur, Jai lhonneur de prier votre excellence de voulloir bien me faire passer le jugement de Confiscation de la Prise La Providence, faite par le…
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William Churchill Houston to Benjamin Franklin, February 9, 1780
Philada. 9 February 1780 Sir I take the Liberty of troubling you with the enclosed Letters to put them in the Way of reaching the several Persons to whom they…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, February 10, 1780
Peckam Feby. 10. 1780 Dear Sir I wrote you on a matter of business by Capn. B——t [Belt] the 28th. ulo. & hope as the interest of himself & five…
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Gourlade & Moylan to Benjamin Franklin, February 14, 1780
L’Orient 14 Feby. 1780 Hond. Sir You will have received advice by the last post of Cap: Jones’s arrival in the Alliance the 10th. inst.— We woud have had the…
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John Stuart to Benjamin Franklin, February 14, 1780
Dunkerque The 14th. Feby: 1780. May it Please Your Excellency. We Humbly beg to Express to Your Excellency Our Gratitude for the Liberty granted us for to Serve with Capt.…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, February 17, 1780
Nantes Feb. 17. 1780. Dear & hond Sir. Mr de Chaumont informs me to day that the Furniture is to be reduced to 10.000 men & I shall conform accordingly.…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, February 18, 1780
Lahaie 18e. Fevr. 1780 Monsieur J’ai à répondre à l’honorée vôtre du 27e. Janv. Nous ne savons encore au juste ce que les Etats-Genx. résoudront quant à l’affaire de leur…
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Arthur Lee to Benjamin Franklin, February 18, 1780
Paris 18th. feby. 1780 Sir/ Being desirous of returning to america 9 we request that the Alliance may be orderd to convey us thither. We are induced to desire this…
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Richard Bennett Lloyd to Benjamin Franklin, February 18, 1780
London 18th Feby. 1780 I really am ashamed to be so very troublesome to my valuable and venerable Friend— but flatter myself He will excuse the liberty I take— knowing…
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Anthony Merry to Benjamin Franklin, February 18, 1780
London 18 February 1780 Dear Sir It was with the utmost Gratefull pleasure and Satisfaction that I received my friend Burton’s assurance of having deliver’d my letters to you &…
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James Mullin to Benjamin Franklin, February 18, 1780
PASSY. [ written in blank: 18. Feby.] 17 [ written in blank: 80] 2 I PROMISE to pay to the honourable the President, for the time being, of the Congress…
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John Bondfield to Benjamin Franklin, February 24, 1780
Nantes 24 feb 1780 Sir The arrival of the Governor Livingston & Mary fearon 5 calling me to Nantes preventing my having the Honor of receiving your favor of the…
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Richard Donaldson Cooke to Benjamin Franklin, February 24, 1780
Rotterdam Febry. 24th. 1780 Sir/ The inclos’d is a letter I recd. from Mr. Bache of Philadelphia in June 1778, 7 and have never had it in my Power to…
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Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette to Benjamin Franklin, February 24, 1780
Versaïlles 24h february [1780] Dear Sir According to the letter your Grand son wrote me last Morning I have obtain’d from the Ministry that the four thousand Compleat Cloathes would…
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James Lovell to Benjamin Franklin, February 24, 1780
Philada. Feby. 24th. 1780 Sir I forward the Gazettes to Boston for you, as usual without knowing when they will find a Passage from thence. Your Letter of Sepr. 30th…
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John Bondfield to Benjamin Franklin, February 25, 1780
Nantes 25 feb 1780 Sir I am this Instant honord with your favor of the 14 Curt. The petition of the poor American is perfectly true as there represented some…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, February 25, 1780
Lahaie 25e. fevr. Monsieur, Les deux imprimés ci-joints vous feront connoître que vous avez été ponctuellement obéi. 8 Je vous félicite de toute mon ame de l’heureuse arrivée de nos…
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John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, February 25, 1780
L’Orient Feby 25th. 1780 I am honored with your Excellencies letter of the 19th.— I feel your reasons for Urging frugallity, and as I have not hitherto been among the…