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Richard Norway to Benjamin Franklin, December 7, 1779
Alincon Decr the 7th 1779 Most Noble Lord Pardon me I took the Libartey to Truble Your Lordship some time aGoe with a Letter a Liburty I hope Did not…
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Patrick Dowlin to Benjamin Franklin, December 7, 1779
Dunkerque the 7th. December 1779./. Honnoured Sir We beg Leave to Express to your Excellency in the Warmest manner, our affliction in Seeing our Worthy Friend & armateur, Mr. John…
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Benjamin Vaughan to Benjamin Franklin, January 1, 1777
Friday morn. [before December 7, 1779] My dearest sir, Before you open the collection of your writings, I must entreat you to hear a few words of apology. My first…
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Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette to Benjamin Franklin, December 6, 1779
Monday Evening [December 6, 1779] 6 Dear Sir I told what you know as Coming from Myself, and the Answer has been that some thing would be done that way—being…
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Achille-Guillaume Lebègue de Presle to Benjamin Franklin, December 1, 1779
Jai eu Lhonneur Monsieur de vous envoyer il y a deux mois un memoire Anglois de mr Nairne sur les appareils destinès a preserver de la foudre, en vous prevenant…
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Alexander Gillon to Benjamin Franklin, December 1, 1779
Frankfurt sur Mein 1 decr. 1779 Sir As I inform’d your Excelly. of my intended Rout last time I had the pleasure of Seeing you, 4 I now with satisfaction…
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Gustavus Conyngham to Benjamin Franklin, December 1, 1779
texel Road, Decmbr. 1. 79. honourable Sr. I wrote you last from Amsterdam 7 at that time enformed of my Going to dunkirk but Meetting with Comd. Jones preventted me,…
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Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1779
Versailles le 30. 9bre. 1779. J’ai reçu, Monsieur, avec la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 28. de ce mois celle qui vous a été adressée par…
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John Holker to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1779
Rouen ce 30. 9bre. 1779. Mon cher & respectable ami Jai reçû la Lettre que vous avés eu la bonté de m’ecrire le 22 passé une indisposition d’un gros rhûme…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, November 30, 1779
Texel-road 30 Nov.[–December 3] 1779 Dear & honoured Sir We are still here waiting for a fair wind, which must enable the Alliance to sail from hence according to a…