Benjamin Franklin to John Jay, 7 April 1780
Passy, April 7 th . 1780. Dear Sir, I have been sometime in Suspense about Writing to you, not knowing whether you were at Cadiz or Madrid. But being inform–d…
Passy, April 7 th . 1780. Dear Sir, I have been sometime in Suspense about Writing to you, not knowing whether you were at Cadiz or Madrid. But being inform–d…
Phila: 20 th . March 1780 D r Jay. The Disaster you met with and the Delay occasioned by it will make all my Letters old before you see them–…
L–Orient March 17 th . 1780 Sir. I had not the honor of receiving your favor dated Cadis, the 26 th . of Jany. –till this day & at this…
Versailles le 13. Mars 1780 M. Jay, ancien president du Congres des Etatsunis de L–Amérique Sept. &c J–ai reçu, M. la lettre que vous m–avez fait l–honneur de m–écrire Le…
[Pardo, 9 March 1780] Avant que de pouvoir entrer en matiere avec M rs : Jay et Carmichael, eux deux ensemble ou separemment, sur les affaires des Etats Unis de…
havanna february the 26 th . 1780 Sir, I take the opportunity of the packet to drop you a few lines about the subject of my mission here, & the…
[Madrid 26 th Feb y 1780] Dear Sir I wait[ed] on his excellency the Conde de Florida Blanca yesterday agreable to the appointm t . of which I had the…
S t Pierre, Martinique, Feb y 25 th , 1780 Dear Sir I have greatly Suffered from the Consideration of the Inconviencies that both you & M rs Jay must…
[El Pardo á 24 de Febrero de 1780] Muy Señor mio. Habiendo yo recibido de mano del S r . D n . José de Galvez la carta que V.…
[Madrid 18 th Feb y 1780] Dear Sir I did myself the honor of writing to you by a Courier whom the French Embassador dispatched to Cadiz yesterday morning 1…