Letters from 1778

Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to American Commissioners, July 28, 1778

Thomas Simpson to American Commissioners, July 27, 1778

James Moylan to American Commissioners, July 22, 1778

L’Orient 22d. July 1778 Honorable Gentlemen Mr. Bingham of Martinico inclosed me the letter that accompanys this, which I received this post. 7 As I presume he gives you the…

Benjamin Franklin to James Lovell, July 22, 1778

Passy, July 22. 1778. Sir, I received your Favour of May 15. and was glad to find that mine of Decr. 21. had come to hand. Mr. Deanes Brother writes…

American Commissioners to Samuel Tucker, July 22, 1778

American Commissioners to Jonathan Trumbull, July 22, 1778

Passy, July 22. 1778 Sir, We received your Excellency’s Letter of May 29. by Capt. Niles 2 with the Dispatches from Congress which you had intrusted him with, in good…

American Commissioners to Jean-Daniel Schweighauser, July 22, 1778

Passi July 22 1778 Sir, Captain Robert Niles of the Spy at Brest, 9 has occasion for fourteen or fifteen Tons of Lead, which you will be so good as…

American Commissioners to Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine, July 22, 1778

Heathcote Muirson to Benjamin Franklin, July 21, 1778

Forton Prison July 21st 1778 Sir The unfortunate situation I am in, I beg leave to make as an apology for my troubling you to peruse the following, unhappy, anecdote…

Musco Livingston to American Commissioners, July 21, 1778