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.
Lorient Marh. 19th 1780 The Humble Petition of three Men late belonging to the Continential Ship Reprisal Lambert Weeks Esqr. Commr. Humbly Sheweth That your Petitioners has just arrived from…
on Board the hermione 20h March 1780 Dear Sir We are Again Going to Sail, 5 But no News about our cloathing— What is Become of it, I Cannot Guess,…
London 28 Mar: 1780 Dear sir I wrote you on the 10th Current to which I beg to be referred— Since when I am much concerned to find that the…
L’Orient March 28th. 1780. Honored and dear Sir, I have received your Orders of the 18th. and have written to Nantes for particular information respecting the Anchorage off Noirmontier that…
Philadelphia March 28th. 1780.— Sir I was yesterday honoured with your Letter of the 25 Octr 1779 being the only Letter I have been favoured with from you these two…
Philadelphia March 29th. 1780. Dear & Hond: Sir Yours of the 29h. Octr. last came to hand only a few days ago, and is the only one I have had…
Soho Square March 29 1780 Sir By the hands of Mr. Paradise I have receivd a copy of the instructions for the Protection of Captn. Cooke which you circulated among…
Madrid 29 Mar. 1780 Dear Sir, The Count De Montmorin 2 is so obliging as to offer me an Occasion of writing to you by a Courier which I am…
a paris 30 mars 1780 Monsieur Je me trouve malgré moi dans La nécessitte demprunter une plume etranger pour réclamer vos bontés, quelque jours avant mon depart pour me rendre…
Nantes March 30. 1780 Dear & honoured Sir I informed you in my last that the Farmers insisted on the payment of the Duties, & even made a merit of…
L’Orient April 4th. 1780. Honored and dear Sir, I have received yesterday yours of the 1st by Express from Versailles and went immediately down to Port Louis where I was…
Bordeaux 4th: April 1780— Sir On my embarking at Annapolis, in the Ship Buckskin of Baltimore, the 26th of December last, Mr: Carroll committed to my Care the Letter herewith…
L’Orient Apr 5th. 1780 My Lord, We have the honnour to inform Your Excellence, that the Kings officer appointed for the affairs of the marine having given his orders for…
a paris rue neuve st Roch le 5 avril [1780] 4 L’abbé Raynal a eté plusieurs fois a passy pour avoir l’honneur de voir monsieur le docteur, sans pouvoir le…
Auteuil Le 6 avril [1780?] 5 Monsieur Je vous Renvoye L’Epreuve Corrigée. Vous pouvez actuellement La tirer; je La crois Correcte. Je me sais bien bon gré de pouvoir vous…
La Haie 11e. Avril 1780 Monsieur Puisque dans l’honorée vôtre du 29 Mars vous me demandez de vous expliquer l’affaire du Pilote Anglois avec Mr. Jones, je dois supposer que…
St Valery S: S. Le 11 avril 1780. Monsieur Je prends la liberté de vous informer que le Corsaire Nommé le Prince Noir de 22 Canons a Eté forcé de…
Bergen April 11th. 1780 May it please your Excellency We received your kind letter of the 21st. of Febry. 4 with the greatest pleasure as you have therein approv’d our…
Philadelphia April 12th. 1780 Dear Sir This will be handed you by Captain McPherson, who intends visiting Paris Via Amsterdam as you are already well acquainted with him, an Introduction…
Ship Alliance Road LOrient 12 April 1780 Sir We the Officers of the Frigate Alliance under the Command of the honourable John Paul Jones Esqr: beg Leave to Represent to…
Utrecht 13 Avril 1780 Monsieur! Je proffite du voyage de Monsieur Le Comte du Pac 5 a Paris, et de ces offres Obligeants a veuiller vous remettre celle ci, pour…
Madrid 14. April 1780. Sir, On the 26th. Jany. last at Cadiz, I did myself the Honor of wrinting to your Excellency a Letter, 6 by M. Gerard, enclosing one…
London 14. Apl. 1780 Dr. Sir Since my last to you I have recd a few lines from your Relation by the hands of Mr. L——g——n, & am very much…