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Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine to Benjamin Franklin, May 4, 1779
à Marly le 4. May 1779 J’ai reçu, Monsieur, la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de M’écrire le 1er. du mois passé. Je me suis fait rendre un Compte…
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Jean Baptiste Le Roy to Benjamin Franklin, May 4, 1779
Mardy au soir [May 4 or 11, 1779] 2 On aime à se parer de votre nom Mon Illustre confrère et on croit qu’il ne peut qu’être accompagné de la…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, May 4, 1779
Hotel de Yorke 4th May/79 9 Sir I am very sorry to be troublsome to You, but I find great difficulty in procuring my pass, & am not likely to…
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Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy to Benjamin Franklin, May 3, 1779
ce 3 may [1779] 9 a passy Je vous remércie bien mon bon papa de l’intérést que vous prenés a ma santé, elle est moins mauvaise mais mon áme est…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, May 3, 1779
Passy May 3d. 1779: Sir When I last had the honor of waiting upon your Excellency, I mentioned certain Applications from the States of Virginia and Maryland, for Arms, Ammunition…
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Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, May 3, 1779
Passy may 3 1779. Sir I did write to the Gentlemen at Nantes concern’d in fitting out the Vessels for America, offering them the Alliance as a Convoy and order’d…
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Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Franklin Bache, May 3, 1779
Passy, May 3. 1779 Dear Benny I received your Letter, 8 and it gave me great Pleasure to hear of your safe Arrival at Geneva, & of your being plac’d…
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Arthur Lee to Benjamin Franklin, May 2, 1779
Paris May 2d. 1779 Sir/ By letters this day from Nantes, I am informd that the Alliance Frigate is mann’d, & ready to sail. Adverse winds still detain the American…
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Georgiana Shipley Hare-Naylor to Benjamin Franklin, May 1, 1779
Bolton Street May 1st 1779 As another opportunity offers of conveying a letter to my dear Doctor Franklin, I cannot resist the strong inclination I feel of once more writing…
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Pierre Landais to Benjamin Franklin, May 1, 1779
Nantes May 1st 1779 Please Your Excellency I Received Your Favour of the 24 ult. and went directly down the River to the Ship to aquaint the Honnble John Adam…