Letters about American Revolution

Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, February 13, 1779

Passy, Feb. 13. 1779. Sir, Yours of the 5th. Instant is now before me. 9 I hope the Correspondence between us, as it will henceforth be in one hand, may…

Marguerite Lecomte to Benjamin Franklin, February 12, 1779

[after February 12, 1779] 7 Mde le comte et Mr Watelet ont l’honneur de faire leur compliment bien sinceres a Monsieur franklin et a Monsieur son fils sur le caractere…

Arthur Lee to Benjamin Franklin, February 9, 1779

Chaillot. Feby. 9th. 1779 Gentlemen/ I have the honor of forwarding you a Letter just receivd. 2 As I know the Gentleman who offers himself to be unexceptionable as to…

John Julius Pringle to American Commissioners, February 9, 1779

Paris 9 Feby. 1779 Gentlemen, Having heard that it is your intention to dispatch some person to England to negotiate an Exchange of Prisoners, 1 I presume to offer you…

John Bondfield to American Commissioners, February 9, 1779

Bordeaux 9 feb 1779 Sirs I am honor’d with your favor of the 30th Ulto accompanying four Passports for our Ships and for which I am obliged to you. I…

American Commissioners to Jonathan Jr Williams, February 9, 1779

Passy Feb 9. 1779 Sir We have recd your Letters of the 12 Decr and 23 of January in the first You propose that We should write to Messrs Horneca…

American Commissioners to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, February 9, 1779

American Commissioners to Jean-Daniel Schweighauser, February 9, 1779

Passy Feb. 9. 1779. Sir We have recd yours of 16 January.— 1 in Answer to that Part of your Letter, which relates to your concerns with the Honourable the…

American Commissioners to Fizeaux & Cie Horneca, February 9, 1779

Passy, Feb. 9. 1779 Gentlemen, Being informed that some Goods which you had purchased for Mr Simeon Deane, and sent to Nantes for a Conveyance, were there by Mistake suppos’d…

American Commissioners to Gentlemen at Nantes, February 9, 1779

Passy Feb. 9. 1778. [ i.e. , 1779] Gentlemen We have the Honour to inclose, you, a Letter just received from his Excellency the Comte De Vergennes, 5 containing as…