Letters about Diplomacy

David Hartley to Benjamin Franklin, March 1, 1780

London March 1 1780 My Dear friend Having been very much chagrined with the delay of the Cartel I writ some time ago a very pressing letter to the admiralty…

Jacques Donatien, Leray de Chaumont to Benjamin Franklin, March 1, 1780

[March 1, 1780?] 5 M. de Chaumont a L’honneur d’envoyer a S. Ex. la depesche cy Jointe de M. Dumas, et La Lettre de M. Landais pour Scavoir Ce que…

Benjamin Franklin to Pierre Landais, March 1, 1780

Passy, March 1. 1780 Sir, I receiv’d the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 28th. past. 2 Inclos’d I send you the certificate I gave…

Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, March 1, 1780

Passy March 1st. 1780. Dear Sir, I received the Letter you did me the Honour of writing to me the 25. & 28th past. 2 I am glad to learn…

Henry Coder to Benjamin Franklin, October 1, 1779

Benjamin Franklin to François Louis Teissèdre de Fleury, February 26, 1780

Passy, Feb. 26. 1780 Sir I am sorry you were disappointed in meeting me at Versailles. In all your Billets except that of yesterday 1 you omitted mentioning where you…

François Louis Teissèdre de Fleury to Benjamin Franklin, February 26, 1780

Paris, hotèl De picardie Ruë de seine. 26. f. 1780. Sir Marquis De la fayète goes to america, & I Remain behind him, with grief, but determined to follow him.—…

Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, February 26, 1780

Passy Feb. 26. 1780. Dear Sir I comply’d readily with your late Recommendations, placing faith in the Declaration of the Parties, that the Transaction was bonafide intended, for the Purpose…

Franklin Wharton to Benjamin Franklin, February 26, 1780

Passy, (in France) February 26 1780 To the Honorable, the Representatives of the United States of North America in Congress Assembled, The Memorial of the Honorable Benjamin Franklin and Samuel…

John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, February 25, 1780

L’Orient Feby 25th. 1780 I am honored with your Excellencies letter of the 19th.— I feel your reasons for Urging frugallity, and as I have not hitherto been among the…