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Patience Wright to Benjamin Franklin, May 7, 1777
Pall mall May 7th 1777 Honored Sir I wrote to you and Inclosed mr. Platts Case with a newspapr. 9 But as yet had no answr. We Considr you our…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, May 7, 1777
Nantes May 7. 1777 Dear and honored Sir The Bearer Monsieur Tardiveau is connected in Business with Monsieur Tarvouillet Merchant in this place and proposes to settle in Philadelphia. For…
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Jean-Gabriel Montaudoüin de La Touche to Benjamin Franklin, May 7, 1777
Nantes 7 may 1777 Monsieur J’ai lû avec grand plaisir dans la Gazette de Leyde une reponse qu’on pretend que vous fîtes a L’Amiral howe au sujet des propositions dont…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to American Commissioners, May 7, 1777
Nantes May 7. 1777. Gentlemen I recvd. your favour per Courier with the several packets mentioned in the List. I thank you for the honour you do me in committing…
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American Commissioners to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, May 7, 1777
Paris, May 7. 1777 The Commissioners from the United States of America desire to represent to his Excellency the Count de Vergennes, that they have received Intelligence of a Vessel…
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Ebenezer Smith Platt to Benjamin Franklin, May 6, 1777
Newgate in London, May 6th. 1777. Sir, Nessessaty obliges me to trouble you to forward the Inclos’d letter, as I have the Misfortune to be detain’d a Prisner in Newgate,…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to American Commissioners, May 1, 1777
Nantes May 1. 1777 Gentlemen Capt. Nicholson is by this time alongside of Capt. Wickes under his american Colours. I have not yet collected all the Bills but I imagine…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Winthrop, May 1, 1777
Paris, May 1. 1777 Dear Sir, I received your kind Letter of Feb. 28. which gave me great Pleasure. 3 I forwarded your Letter to Dr. Price, who was well…
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Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Sr Cushing, May 1, 1777
Paris, May 1 1777 Sir, I thank you for your kind Congratulations on my Arrival here, 10 and shall be happy in finding that our Negociations on this side the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Cooper, May 1, 1777
Paris, May 1 1777 It was with great Pleasure I received lately the Letters of my Friends from Boston by Capt. Adams. They were the first that got to hand…