Letters from 1776

Mehetable Newland to Benjamin Franklin, August 12, 1776

Stafford Monmouth County Augst the 12th 76 Sir As Mr. Newland has the honour of being known to you, I have taken the liberty of asking the favour, whether you…

Gilles-Jean Barazer, chevalier de Kermorvan to Benjamin Franklin, August 12, 1776

[August 12?, 9 1776.] Monsieur J’ai reçû l’honneur de votre Lettre. J’ai lû avec le plus grand plaisir votre judicieuse dissertation sur mon plan de défense. 1 J’ai parfaitement senti…

Pennsylvania Convention to Council of Safety, August 12, 1776

William Dunlap to Benjamin Franklin, August 10, 1776

King and Queen: Aug: 10th: 1776. Honord Sir Having lately labour’d under a most dangerous and severe Fit of Sickness, and being now but just able to hold my Pen,…

John Dickinson to Pennsylvania Convention, August 7, 1776

Elizabeth Town Augt. 7th, 1776 Sir, I have this Moment recd. Information, that Adam Shetsline and Stophel Young two Privates of Capt. Goodwin’s Company, have left the Camp without Leave,…

Committee of Secret Correspondence to Silas Deane, August 7, 1776

Philadelphia August 7th 1776 Dear Sir The above is a Copy of our last, which went by the Dispatch Captain Parker. 5 The Congress have since taken into consideration the…

John Lawrence to Benjamin Franklin, July 19, 1776

Burlington July 19th. 1776 Sir At the Request of Mrs. Mecum (who has been an Inhabitant of this City for some time past and behav’d with Prudence and Industry) We…

Pennsylvania Convention to James Burd, July 19, 1776

Philadelphia, July 19th, 1776. Sir: The Congress of the United States of America, having recommended to this Convention to hasten, with all possible expedition, the march of the associators of…

Lambert Wickes to Committee of Secret Correspondence, July 13, 1776

On board the Reprisal July 13th: 1776 Gentlemen This will inform of a Small Addition to our good fortune in the Prize Way. We this day took Capt. Muckelno in…

Noble Wimberly Jones to Benjamin Franklin, July 11, 1776

Savannah 11. July 1776. 1. A:M Dear Sir I received your kind favour of 12th Jany. but being out of Town just then, had not the pleasure of seeing and…