Letters from 1778

John Ross to Benjamin Franklin, March 7, 1778

Nantes 7 March 1778. Dear Sir Altho’ I have not hitherto assumed the liberty of troubleing you in the Epistlary way, I think you may be assured it did not…

Agathon Guynement, chevalier de Kéralio to American Commissioners, March 6, 1778

De Brest le 6. mars 1778. M. de la Motte-Piquet est parti le 25. de la Baye de Quiberon, avec un Convoi qu’il attendoit depuis six semaines: il a ordre…

Jan Ingenhousz to Benjamin Franklin, March 6, 1778

London March the 6th. 1778 Dear Sir I recieved your kind lettre at Brussels with several papers contained in it, which all gave me a great satisfaction and did serve…

Jacques, Elsevier, T. A., & Rocquette, Pieter Th Rocquette to American Commissioners, March 6, 1778

Rotterdam 6 March 1778 Gentlemen: We begg leave to referr you to our last respects of the 2d. of past month. Since are deprived of your much esteemed Letters, this…

Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to American Commissioners, March 6, 1778

Lahaie 6e Mars 1778. Messieurs, J’ai reçu l’honneur de la Lettre de Mr. Deane. Comme il dit fort bien, de grands événemens sont à la porte; et ici, comme par…

Benjamin Franklin to Michel-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière, March 6, 1778

Passy, March 6. 78 Sir I am sorry I could not be at home to receive you yesterday. To-morrow morning at 9 O Clock, you may certainly find me. I…

Andreas Christian Knoepffel to Benjamin Franklin, March 4, 1778

James Hutton to Benjamin Franklin, March 4, 1778

March 4. 1778 My dear old Friend I wrote to you yesterday under Mr. Grants [Grand’s] cover without directing your Letter but gave him to understand for whom it was.…

Conrad Alexandre Gérard to American Commissioners, March 4, 1778

A Versailles le 4. mars 1778 J’ai recu la lettre dont vous m’avés honoré. Comme je ne pourrai prendre que demain les ordres du ministere sur son contenu, je vous…

American Commissioners to Conrad Alexandre Gérard, March 4, 1778

Passi March 4th. 1778. Sir, Being desirous of a conference with you on a subject, that appears to us of importance; 3 we shall be glad to meet you here,…