John, & Cie Diot to Benjamin Franklin, June 2, 1780
Morlaix the 2d June 1780 Honored Sir We Receiv’d Your Excellency’s honored Letter 23d. May in answer to the One we had the honnour to Write to you the 10th.…
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.
Morlaix the 2d June 1780 Honored Sir We Receiv’d Your Excellency’s honored Letter 23d. May in answer to the One we had the honnour to Write to you the 10th.…
La Haie 2e Juin 1780 Monsieur, Mrs. J. De Neufville & fils ont promis d’accepter les deux Traites dont j’ai eu l’honneur de vous parler dans ma Lettre de mardi…
Paris friday morning [June 2, 1780?] 3 My Dear Doctor You would be very kind and very obliging if you were So good to give me a Copey of The…
LOrient June 7. 1780 Please your Excellency We had the honor of addressing your Excellency the 31st. May, in which we gave some account of our present situation and Requested…
Dunkerque 7th. June 1780. Honnd Sir I have Shown to Capt. Dowlin the Letter your Excellency did me the Honnor to write me concerning the Peter & Friendship, his Truely…
La Haie 8e. Juin 1780. Monsieur, Mr. Van de Perre, Directr. de la Compe. des Indes or. pour la Zélande, & en société de Commerce avec Mr. Meyners, m’a parlé…
L’Orient June 9th. 1780. Sir, I have now waited here three months for the Alliance, & see no probability of her sailing. The discontent of the Crew has increasd to…
Nantes June 9 1780 Dear & hond Sir Inclosed is a Memorial from my Friends Messrs V & P French & nephew of Bordeaux to the Director of the Finnances,…
[June 10–October 2, 1780] Monsieur franklin doit pour dépenses Ci a Pres Savoir Je reconnois avoir reçû de Monsieur le Docteur franklin La somme de douze cent cinquante une livre…
Dunkerque ce 10e. juin 1780. Monseigneur, J’ai L’honneur d’informer vôtre Excellence, que jai fait porter ce jour a la poste aux Lettres La Grosse des Suplemens des procedure dinstruction des…
Nantes June 14. 1780. Dear & hond Sir I arrived here late last night and had only Time to see Capt Jones depart for Paris. He will inform you of…
Lahaie 15e. Juin 1780. Monsieur, En vous confirmant mes précédentes, & notamment celles qui concernent Mrs. Van de Perre & Meyners & Mr. Van Oudermeulen . J’aurai l’honneur de répondre…
L’Orient 15th. June 1780 Honord Sir Yesterday evening I received intelligence from Lieutenant Dale 5 that a certain number of Midshipmen & Sailors belonging to the United States Service and…
Amsterdam the 15 June 1780 Honourd and Dear Sir! May it please your Excellency, That in Consequence of our former information, we have accepted all those bills which hath appeared…
Amsterdam June 15th. 1780 Sir I had the Honour to write your Excly. the 12th. Inst, but by Mistake did not mention to whose care to Direct to, If your…
Amsterdam le 15 Juin 1780. Monsieur. J’ai l’honneur de remettre cijoint a votre Excellence un Memoire contenant mes Idées pour établir le Commerce entre Votre Etat et les Européens du…
Genève ce 19 juin 1780 Mon cher grand papa J’avois promis de vous envoyer dans ma première lettre une pièce de dessin, mais ce sera pour une autre fois, m’empressant…
Passi ce 19 Juin 1780 Monsieur, J’ay L’honneur de Remettre a vostre Excellence unne Lettre en datte du 14 de ce mois de M de Montplaisir 3 un des Correspondants…
[ c. June 19, 1780] 5 Franklin demande à son bon grand Papa la permission de donner un gouter à ses amis à l’occasion de son prix, en lui disant…
Dunkerque 19th. June 1780. Honnd. Sir I have the Honnor to forwd. your Excellency the Declaration made by Capt. Thos. Byrne, Late of the Schooner Peter, Before Notary Public in…
L’Orient 19 June 1780. Dear & honoured Sir. This will be presented to you by Doctor John Foulke & Mr Fox who are warmly reccommended to me from Philadelphia. I…
ce 20 Juin 1780 On m’a dit, monsieur, qu’on avoit eu des nouvelles de Charlestown. Elles m’interessent trop vivement, pour que je n’aye pas quelques droits, a vous demander ce…
Bilbao the 21st. June 1780. Sir The safe arrivall in our River after a passage of 34 days from Sallem in New England of the ship the Generall Pickering Capt…
Vendredi matin. [before February 23, 1781] 4 Le Duc de la Rochefoucauld est chargé par Me. Sa mere de proposer à Monsieur franklyn de lui faire l’honneur de diner chez…