Letters about Science

Mme. Roger Rossard des Naudins to Benjamin Franklin, May 16, 1777

abbé A.-P.-H Tardieu de St. Marcel to Benjamin Franklin, May 15, 1777

au pilles par montélimar et nions en dauphine le 15. de may 1777. Monsieur Quoique vos lumieres vous metent dans le cas de n’avoir guere besoin d’aucune explication, je pense…

Louis Lebègue de Presle Duportail to Benjamin Franklin, May 15, 1777

au Cap St. Domingue le 15 may 1777 Monsieur Il nous est arrivè icy la même chose qu’à nantes ou bien loin qu’une multitude de vaisseaux nous ayent offert le…

Emmanuel de Pliarne to Benjamin Franklin, May 13, 1777

charlestown south Carolina May 13th 1777. Sir I heard with the Greatest pleasure your safe arrival in france and I hope you are Now perfectly recovered of the Fatigues of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…