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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, March 6, 1781
Nantes 6 March 1781 Dear & Hond Sir As the English News Writers have been endeavouring to hurt us by giving bad News, I think it my Duty to give…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, March 6, 1781
Passy March 6. 1781. Sir By perusing the enclosed Instructions 7 to Col. Lawrence & myself, 8 your Excellency will see the Necessity I am under of being importunate for…
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Jane Mecom to Benjamin Franklin, March 3, 1781
Warwick march 3d 1781 Dear Brother You will forgive the Incorectnes of my Leter when I tell you I most comonly write on very short Notice of an opertunity as…
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Simon-Pierre, le jeune Fournier to Benjamin Franklin, March 3, 1781
Paris Le 3 mars 1781 Monsieur J’ai Reçu L’honneur de La vôtre 2 par laquelle vous me demandés Les p. L’s. et L’j Long. Je Croyois qu’il vous manquoit seulement…
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John Bondfield to Benjamin Franklin, March 3, 1781
Bordeaux 3 March 1781 Sir As we are making up our Accounts to tranfer to New Ballance Inclosed I take the liberty to transmit you the State of my Account…
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François-Félix Nogaret to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1781
A Versailles Le 2 Mars 1781 Sage et docte Excellence Il vous Serait impossible d’empêcher nos Rimeurs de vous celebrer du mieux qu’ils peuvent; nos dessinateurs de Saisir, tant bien…
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Sir Edward Newenham to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1781
Belcamp near Dublin 2d March 1781 Dear Sir I could not neglect one post in returning your Excellency my most Gratefull thanks for this recent, Noble and Devinely generous Addition…
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Samuel Huntington to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1781
Philadelphia, March 2. 1781 Sir, You will receive herewith enclosed, the Copy of a Resolve of Congress of the 27th Ulto, expressing the high Sense that they entertain of the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand, February 23, 1781
Passy, Feb. 23. 1781 Sir, Mr Digges has not sent me any Account of his Disbursements, on which his Drafts ought to be founded, tho’ I long since desired it…
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Louis-Alexandre, duc de La Roche-Guyon et de La Rochefoucauld to Benjamin Franklin, June 23, 1780
Vendredi matin. [before February 23, 1781] 4 Le Duc de la Rochefoucauld est chargé par Me. Sa mere de proposer à Monsieur franklyn de lui faire l’honneur de diner chez…