Letters from 1778

—— to Benjamin Franklin, January 3, 1778

Emanuel Wolleb-Ryhiner to Benjamin Franklin, January 3, 1778

Samuel Wharton to Benjamin Franklin, January 3, 1778

Jany 3 1778. Dear Friend I have sent you two other Parcels of News papers by Mr. Thornton. I am with the Sincerst Regard dear Sir Yours most affectionately.

James Hutton to Benjamin Franklin, January 3, 1778

Passy Jan. 3. 1778 Dear old Friend According to accounts I rec’d. from New York I heard that Bethlehem had been at one time attack’d by some violent people not…

Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg to Benjamin Franklin, January 3, 1778

Paris 3e. jr. 1778 Monsieur franklin est prié de se trouver lundi a midi chez M. Jeuneux a l’hotel de Chavigny rue d’Enfer dans la Cité, pour y voir de…

John Ross to American Commissioners, January 3, 1778

Nantes 3d January 1778 Honourable Gentlemen I had the honour to address you on the 24th Ultimo. Since without the pleasure of any of your favours. The Scarsity of many…

American Commissioners to —— Boux, January 3, 1778

Paris 3d. Jany. 1778 Sir We have wrote Capt. Nicholson who will procure you a Passage to America and we hope it may be such a one as will be…

Ralph Izard to President of Congress, September 12, 1778

Paris 12 Sep. 1778 The Melasses business would certainly have proved the source of continual disputes, if it had not been altered; 1 but the mischief which might have been…

Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, December 29, 1778

Passy Dec. 29 1778 Sir We have been favoured with a Letter signed by many Gentlemen of Nantes and dated the fifteenth of this Month, informing us that most of…

John Adams to Francis Dana, December 25, 1778

Decr 25. 1778 dear Sir In Some of the latest Letters from England, We are told, that they grow more and more out of humour with the Americans every day,…