Jonathan Loring Austin to Benjamin Franklin, July 27, 1779
Boston July 27th. 1779 Sir I flatter’d myself I should have the pleasure by this Opportunity, of confirming & sending your Excellency a particular Account of the Repulse, said to…
Boston July 27th. 1779 Sir I flatter’d myself I should have the pleasure by this Opportunity, of confirming & sending your Excellency a particular Account of the Repulse, said to…
Rotterdam 26 July 1779. Sir! We begg the liberty to referr our selfs to the contents of our last respects to you of the 24 of past month, 4 and…
L’Orient July 26th. 1779. Honored and dear Sir, Since I wrote to you last night I have received advice that the Jamaica Fleet will sail homewards escorted by a Fifty…
A Versailles Le 26 juillet 1779 Vous avez écrit à M. le Cte de Vergennes, 8 Monsieur, au sujet d’une lettre que vous avez reçüe le 20. de ce mois,…
L’Orient July 25th. 1779. Honored & dear Sir I have had the pleasure to receive your esteemed Letters down to the 19th. and you may be sure that I will…
Passy, July 25. 1779. Sir, I received yesterday a Letter dated the 20th. Instand, 3 under a Cover mark’d with your Excellency’s Name but the Letter not signed by you…
Passy July 25. 1780. [ i.e. , 1779] 4 Sir, I received duly the Letters you did me the honour to write me of the 10th. Instant, and another of…
Passy, July 25. 1779. Sir Having received Copies of the Papers found in the English Vessel called les trois amis, taken by Captain Landais, I desired a Person conversant in…
Nantes July 24. 1779 Dear & honoured Sir I wrote you last Post relative to the Claim I had made of Prisoners from this Cartel. The Subject of this is…
Bordeaux 24 July 1779 Sir The following is a petition rather of a Singular Nature yet I think I have some grounds. 6 In the private Armaments made in this…