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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 17, 1780
Paris July 17 1780 1 Sir In your Excellency’s letter to me of the Twenty Fourth of February last, 2 I was honored with your opinion in the following Words.…
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Letters to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
B. 1719 · D. 1787
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes was a French statesman and diplomat. He served as Foreign Minister from 1774 to 1787 during the reign of Louis XVI, notably during the American War of Independence.
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89 letters
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 25, 1780
Passy July 25. 1780. Sir, The Intention of his Majesty, (which you have done me the honour to signify to me in your Letter of the 24th Instant) to have…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 26, 1780
Paris July 26th 1780 1 Sir I have recieved the letter which your Excellency did me the honor to write me the twenty fifth of this month. The sincere respect…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 27, 1780
Paris July 27th 1780 1 Sir Since my Letter of the Twenty first; and upon reading over again your Excellency’s Letter to me of the Twentieth, I observed one Expression…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, August 3, 1780
Passy Augt 3d. 1780. Sir It was indeed with very great Pleasure that I received and read the Letter your Exy. did me the honour of writing to me, communicating…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, September 20, 1780
Passy Septr. 20. 1780. Sir, Since I have the honour of speaking to your Excellency on the Subject of a farther Loan of Money to the United States, our Banker…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, September 26, 1780
à Passy ce 26 sept. 1780 N’ayant aucun moyen de Satisfaire aux payemens de Sommes aussi considerables & ne pouvant Supporter l’Idée de perdre le reste de Confiance que nous…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, November 19, 1780
Passy Nov. 19. 1780. Sir I lately received from America the enclosed Letters, and Resolutions of Congress. 2 Such unexpected Drafts on me give me much Pain; as they oblige…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, March 6, 1781
Passy March 6. 1781. Sir By perusing the enclosed Instructions 7 to Col. Lawrence & myself, 8 your Excellency will see the Necessity I am under of being importunate for…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 7, 1781
Versailles July 7. 1781. Hotel de Jouy Sir I have the honour to inform, you, that, upon an Intimation, from your Excellency, Signified to me by Mr. Berenger, and afterwards,…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 18, 1781
Paris July 18. 1781 I have received the Letter, Sir, which you did me the honour to write me of this Days Date: and I assure your Excellency I never…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 19, 1781
Paris July 19. 1781 In my Letter, Sir, of the Eighteenth, I had the Honour to mention Some Things which lay upon my Mind: but am Still apprehensive that in…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 21, 1781
Paris July 21. 1781 1 Since my Letter of the nineteenth, Sir, another Point has occurred to me, upon which it seems necessary, that I Should Say Something to your…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, January 18, 1782
Passy Jany 18th. 1782 Sir, I received the Letter your Excellency did me the Honour of writing to me this Day, inclosing a Memorial which relates to the Interests of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, February 2, 1782
Passy, Feb. 2. 1782. Sir Major General du Portail, & Colonel du Gouvion, Engineers, lately returned to France, have been for five Years past employed in the Armies of the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, March 3, 1782
Passy, March 3. 1782. Sir, I received the Letter your Excellency did me the honour of writing to me the 26th. past, 6 enclosing an Official Paper on the Part…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, April 15, 1782
Passy, April 15. 1782. Sir, An English Nobleman, Lord Cholmondely, lately returning from Italy, called upon me here at the time when we receiv’d the News of the first Resolutions…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 24, 1782
Passy, July 24. 1782 Sir, Inclos’d I have the honour of sending to your Excellency, Extracts from two Dispatches of the British Ministry, (one of them to the Commissioners for…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, August 8, 1782
Passy, Augt. 8. 1782 Sir, Yesterday Mr Oswald communicated to Mr. Jay and me a Paper he had just received from his Court being a Copy of the King’s Order…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, August 9, 1782
Passy, August 9. 1782. Sir, The American Commerce in general, and that between France and America in particular having suffered greatly of late, from the Number of Frigates employed by…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, September 8, 1782
Passy, 8th. Sepr: 1782 Sir, Mr Barclay who will have the honour of delivering you this, will have that of laying before your Excellency his Commission from the Congress of…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, December 30, 1782
Passy Dec. 30. 82 Mr Franklin will have the Honour of Waiting upon M. le Comte de Vergennes, tomorrow Morning at 9 oClock, agreable to the Notice just received. He…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, January 18, 1783
Passy, Jany. 18. 1783 at 10 P.M. Sir, Agreable to the Notice just receiv’d from your Excellency, I shall acquaint Mr Adams with your Desire to see us on Monday…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, January 25, 1783
Passy, Jan. 25. 1783 Sir, I received the Letter your Excellency did me the honour of writing to me the 31st. of the last Month, relative to the fresh pecuniary…