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Benjamin Franklin to Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, October 4, 1779
Passy Oct. 4. 1779. Dear Sir, I received yours of the 14 & 21. past. I communicated to M. De Chaumont what you say in your last relating to your…
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Letters from 1779
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Benjamin Franklin to William Bingham, October 4, 1779
Passy, Oct. 4. 1779. Sir, I thank you for your frequent Communications of News Papers from North America, for tho’ they are generally old before they come to hand, they…
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John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, October 3, 1779
On board the Ship of War Serapis at Anchor without the Texel Octr. 3d. 1779. Honoured and dear Sir When I had the honour of writing to you on the…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, October 3, 1779
Oct. 3d. 1779. Copy from New-Lloyd’s List, No. 1097, 2 receiv’d this morning from Amsterdam, Tuesday 28 Sept. 1779 Hull, Sept. 25. The Seraphis frigate, & Countess of Scarborough armed…
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Francis Coffyn to Benjamin Franklin, October 3, 1779
Dunkerque Octor. 3d 1779. Hond. Sir I received the honour of your Excellency’s letter of 28. ultmo. as the Equipment of Capn. Conningham’s vessell required the greatest circomspection at that…
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Henri-Maximilien (Henry) Grand to Benjamin Franklin, April 26, 1779
[before October, 1779] 2 Mr. Hy. Grand a lhonneur d’assurer Monsieur le Docteur Franklin de son Respect, & de le prier de vouloir bien le mettre a même de faire…
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Cyrus Griffin to Benjamin Franklin, September 1, 1779
Philadelphia September. 1779. Sir I do myself the honor to enclose a packet of letters which being carried by your Servant to the place directed will greatly oblige me. We…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Lovell, September 30, 1779
Passy, Sept. 30. 1779. 2 PM. Sir I have within these few Days received a Number of Dispatches from you which have arrived by the Mercury and other Vessels. Hearing…
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Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, September 30, 1779
Passy Sept. 30. 1779. Sir I received but Yesterday Morning just as I was going out of Town; the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me dated…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Cuming, September 30, 1779
Passy, Sept. 30. 1779. Sir I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 22d. Inst. 8 Several Parcels or Packets have lately come to…