Alexander John Alexander to Benjamin Franklin, June 17, 1779
St Germain, 17th June 1779 Dr: Sir I propose doing myself the Pleasure to call upon you on sunday Morning to communicate some letters that have past between a friend…
St Germain, 17th June 1779 Dr: Sir I propose doing myself the Pleasure to call upon you on sunday Morning to communicate some letters that have past between a friend…
Passy, June 17. 1779 Sir I made the Application you desired to the Ministry for the State of Virginia 2 and it is still under Consideration. But it being known…
Paris 16th. June 1779. I duly receiv’d the honnor of Mr. H. I. Franklin’s letter dated 14th. ultmo. 9 covering a Commission, instructions, and other papers for the Cutter Black…
Bordeaux 15 June 1779 Sir By advices yesterday from Bilboa a vessel arrived at that port from Salem which place he left the 8 May. The Frigates the Queen of…
Au fort L’Eveque 2 14 June 1779. Sir This morning the Count de Landreville 3 paid to the concierge of this prison, two Guineas that he received from your humanity,…
Lahaie 14e. Juin 1779 Monsieur Après le départ de ma Lettre du 11e., voici exactement ce que j’ai appris de notre ami. Le préavis de l’Amirauté d’Hollde. a éte en…
June 13th. 1779 Philada. Hond. Sir By way of Martinique I forward to you Gazettes, Journals and one or two Pamphlets. The Situation of Things in Congress has been such…
Lisbon June 13. 1779— Have taken the liberty to inform Your Excellency that I Commanded the Brig Count De. Estaing a privateer of Sixteen Guns from Boston belonging to Messrs.…
Passy June 13. 1779. Sir, I have communicated to Mr Lee the Letter your Excellency did me the honour to write to me of the 8th: Instant, relative to the…
Amsterdam the 10 Júne 1779. High Honour’d Sir! The principall motive of the present is to desire Yoúr Excellency’s Kind assistance in forwarding the annexed Mercantile Letter by the first…