Letter
Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Barney, December 5, 1782
Passy, Dec. 5. 1782. Sir, I receiv’d your Letter of the 23d. past duly by the Express. I was very glad to see the Minister’s Dispatches, as the Want of…
Joshua Barney was an American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and in the French Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. He later achieved the rank of commodore in the United States Navy and served in the War of 1812.
Passy, Dec. 5. 1782. Sir, I receiv’d your Letter of the 23d. past duly by the Express. I was very glad to see the Minister’s Dispatches, as the Want of…