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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, July 6, 1779
London 6 July 1779. Dr Sir. I make use of the oppertunity by the under Spanish Secretary (who takes his departure today with the remaining domestiques of the Ambassador) to…
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Joseph Gridley to Benjamin Franklin, July 3, 1779
Nantes 3d July 1779. May it please your Excellency I hope it will not be thought impertinent, that I should inform your Excellency, there is now at this Place a…
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Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg to Benjamin Franklin, July 3, 1779
[ c. July 3, 1779] 1 Autre Moralité des Echecs. Le jeu des Echecs est moins un amusement qu’une vaine occupation, une frivolité penible, qui n’exerce point le corps, qui…
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Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg to Benjamin Franklin, July 3, 1779
Paris 3th. July 1779 Dr. Dubourg presents his dutifull civilities to his Excellency, no man will celebrate more gladily next Monday the anniversary of the Declaration of American Independency. He…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, July 2, 1779
Nantes July 2. 1779. Dear & honoured Sir. My Examination is begun & goes on very well, my Judges are compleat Merchants and their apparent Satisfaction pleases me. We have…
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John Torris to Benjamin Franklin, July 2, 1779
Dunkerque 2d. July 1779. Sir The Letter I did myself the honnour to write your Excellency the 30th. ulto. Conveyd the Particulars of the Cruise of the Black Prince Cutter.…
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Antonio Francesco, & fils Salucci to Benjamin Franklin, July 2, 1779
Leghorn The 2 July 1779 Sir We have been very unhappy in our Expedition into North America. 2 Our Captain Joseph Bettoja who Comanded our Tuscan Ship Called—La Prosperità—as your…
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Richard Bennett Lloyd to Benjamin Franklin, July 2, 1779
London 2d. July 1779— Dear Sir, I am somewhat distressed, as I begin to be fearful I shall be too troublesome—but as the business I wrote to you upon about…
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John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, July 2, 1779
L’Orient July 2d 1779. Honored & dear Sir, I have the honor to acquaint you that this day arrived the Alliance & Pallas and joined me in the Road of…
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James Hopkins to Benjamin Franklin, July 2, 1779
Vitré in Bretagne July 2nd: 1779— May it Please your Excellency We the underwritten being Natives of America (hearing there are Ships belonging to the united States at Nantes and…