Benjamin Franklin to Silas Deane, July 11, 1777
Friday morng. June 10 [ i.e. , July 11? 6 ]. 77 Dear Sir M. Chaumont advises to equip Capt. Wickes at St. Malo, where he can be furnish’d with…
Friday morng. June 10 [ i.e. , July 11? 6 ]. 77 Dear Sir M. Chaumont advises to equip Capt. Wickes at St. Malo, where he can be furnish’d with…
Nantes 8. julliet 1777. Monsieur J’avais mis a la Daine [Douane] un fromage que m’a remis le Capt. hamon a son Deparre de nantes pour vous le faire passer. L’envois…
Nantes July 8. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen I am this Day favoured with Mr. Deans Letter of the 2d Inst. I mean to take measures for purchasing the Cloth for 10,000…
Paris 7 July 1777. Sir Enclosed I send you a letter of our good friend Ingenhousz from Tissingen; 6 he was embarquing for holland, when he wrote to us; he…
Lorient 7 juillet [1777] Monsieur Nous avons l’honneur de vous prevenir de l’heureuse arrivée en ce port du batiment Les deux soeurs, 5 l’une des prises de notre ami mr.…
A aeir [Aire] le 7 juillet 1777 Monsieur Mon frere, nommé franchessin ou desprée, jentilhomme francois, capitaine a la suite du regiment de rouergue, chevalier de St. Louis, a l’occasion…
5 July [1777] Dear Sir I cou’d not set out so soon as I intended but expect to be in Rouen tomorrow night and shall be back by Saturday or…
A Cherbourg ce 5 Juillet 1777. Monsieur Nous nous refferons a notre dernier que nous avons eu l’honneur de Vous ecrire le 30 du passé par Notre Sieur Du-Longprey Le…
Nantes July 5. 1777 Gentlemen I omitted mentioning in my last that I had Drawn on you in favor of Messrs. Montadoiun for 1500 Livers at 8 days date which…
Philada. July 4th[-9]. 1777 Sir, I think it my duty as an Individual to communicate to you some information which you may not perhaps receive in a more formal or…