Letters from 1778

Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes to American Commissioners, May 15, 1778

A Versailles le 15 May 1778 J’ai l’honneur Messieurs de vous envoyer la copie d’une lettre ecrite à M. de Sartine par le Consul de France a Madere. Vous y…

Committee for Foreign Affairs to American Commissioners, May 15, 1778

In Committee for foreign Affairs York Town, May 15 1778 Gentlemen Your pressing request for 5000 Hhds. of Tobacco, 6 is a matter as embarrassing to Congress as to yourselves.…

Michel-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

Claude-Mammès Pahin de Champlain de La Blancherie to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

Le 14. Mai 1778 Monsieur le Docteur M. Le Roi me charge de vous faire savoir que MM. de l’Académie des Sciences, voulant me donner un quatrième commissaire, vous nommerent…

Agathon Guynement, chevalier de Kéralio to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

A L’Ecole Royale m[ilitai]re, Le 14e. mai, 1778 Monsieur Vous vous rappellerés que j’ai eu l’honneur de vous parler d’un négociant de Brest, qui se proposoit pour être Le correspondant…

Jan Ingenhousz to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

London May 14 1778 Dear Sir You will have recieved my lettre of May 12th. which I forwarded by my Bankers. Tho I had this inclosed in hands, yet I…

Tuthill Hubbart to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

Boston May 14th. 1778 Dear Sir I have inclosed You One Letter I received from Aunt Mecom to forward You. 3 It gave real pleasure to your Friends to hear…

Christopher Gadsden to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

Chas. Town So. Carolina 14 May 1778 Dear Sir I take the Liberty to introduce the Bearer Mr. Thomas Waites to your Notice, a Young Gentleman who was educated at…

Samuel Cooper to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

Boston 14th May. 1778. My dear Sir, I wrote you two Days ago; 8 but hearing the Vessel is unexpectedly detain’d, I send you a plaintive poetic Piece just publish’d…

William Carmichael to Benjamin Franklin, May 14, 1778

Boston May 14th. 1778 The return of the Nymph frigate in which Captain Coulter [Courter] came passenger gives me the honor of informing you that the Deane arrivd at Portsmouth…