Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes to Benjamin Franklin, September 27, 1778
Versailles 27th. September 1778 Gentlemen In the letter which you did me the honor to write to me the 28th. of last month, You recall the promise which the King…
Versailles 27th. September 1778 Gentlemen In the letter which you did me the honor to write to me the 28th. of last month, You recall the promise which the King…
A Versailles le 27 September 1778 Dans la Lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’ecrire, Messieurs le 28 du mois dernier vous avez rapellé la promesse que le Roi…
Passi September 27. 1778 Sir We have received the Letter which your Excellency did Us the Honour to write to Us on the 21 instant, relative to the Isabella, retaken…
Paris Sep 26th 1778 Honorable Gentlemen You need not I presume be informed of the difficulties which the People of the United States continue to suffer through the great scarcity…
Nantz 26. Sept. 1778 Honourable Gentlemen Last post I have had the honour of writing to you laying before you Mr. Peltier du Doyer’s answer to my demand of the…
Bordeaux. 21 Sepr. 1778 Gentlemen Your Favour of —— 1 I have Received and will answer Immediately on My Return to Nantes at which place, I have Left all the…
Paris 21st. Septr. 1778 Gentlemen I have received information that the Ship Nile, Captn. Goldsmith has been taken, and carried into Marseilles. She was bound from London to Leghorn, and…
Passi Septr. 20 1778 Sir I have the Honour to inclose, the latest Gazettes, which contain all the News of Europe. The News from America by the Way of London,…
Passi September 20. 1778 Dear Sir You have once or twice mentioned to me, in Conversation, certain Expressions in the Treaty, 1 relative to the Fishery, on the Banks of…
Passy Septemr 19. 1778 Sirs On Tuesday Morning, as I have already had the Honor of informing Your Excellencies, I shall set out for Holland, and from thence embrace the…