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Alagnac to John Adams, May 18, 1778
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, 18 May 1778 Dr. Franklin, sir, to whom I had the honor to write 1 for information about a young man, Chevalier de Pontgibaut, 2 who left Nantes…
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Letters about Diplomacy
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Alagnac to John Adams, May 18, 1778
A Clermont ferrant en auvergne le 18 May 1778 Le Docteur Franklin, Monsieur, a qui j’ay eu l’honneur D’ecrire 1 pour Savoir Des nouvelles D’un jeune homme nommé le chevalier…
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Benjamin Franklin to American State Officials, May 18, 1778
Paris, 18 May 1778. printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography description begins Diary and Autobiography of John Adams , ed. L. H. Butterfield and others, Cambridge, Mass., 1961; 4 vols. description…
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Arthur Lee to Benjamin Franklin, May 17, 1778
Challiet May 17th 1778 Gentlemen Being too much indisposd to come to Passi this morning, and thinking the subjects of the enclosd Letters of pressing importance; I have sent you…
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First Joint Commission at Paris to Ferdinand Grand, May 17, 1778
Passi May 17th. 1778 1 Sir It is our desire that you accept no Bills nor pay any money out of the funds which are or may be in your…
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John Paul Jones to First Joint Commission at Paris, May 16, 1778
Brest 16th May 1778 Gentlemen As there is an appearance that the Sales of the Rangers prizes will be greatly protracted thro’ the claims of the Admiralty here—I have been…
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Continental Congress Commerce Committee to First Joint Commission at Paris, May 16, 1778
York in Pennsylvania May 16. 1778 Gentlemen This will be accompanied with a Contract entered into between John Baptist Lazarus Theveneau De Francy Agent of Mr. Peter Augustine Caron De…
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William, Jr Vernon to John Adams, May 16, 1778
Bordeaux May 16th 1778 Sir I had the honour of writing you a letter on the tenth of April, in which I informed you of my determination to reside in…
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James Lovell to John Adams, May 16, 1778
May 16th. 1778 Dear Sir As I hinted to you in my letter of yesterday, which goes by a different Vessel from what bears this, Half-pay for 7 years, if…
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First Joint Commission at Paris to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, May 16, 1778
Passy May 16. 1778 Sir We had this Morning the Honour of receiving your Excellency’s Letter of the 13. Instant relative to the Boston Frigate. We beg leave to assure…