Passy May 3d. 1779: Sir When I last had the honor of waiting upon your Excellency, I mentioned certain Applications from the States of Virginia and Maryland, for Arms, Ammunition…
Passy may 3 1779. Sir I did write to the Gentlemen at Nantes concern’d in fitting out the Vessels for America, offering them the Alliance as a Convoy and order’d…
Passy, May 3. 1779 Dear Benny I received your Letter, 8 and it gave me great Pleasure to hear of your safe Arrival at Geneva, & of your being plac’d…
Paris May 2d. 1779 Sir/ By letters this day from Nantes, I am informd that the Alliance Frigate is mann’d, & ready to sail. Adverse winds still detain the American…
Bolton Street May 1st 1779 As another opportunity offers of conveying a letter to my dear Doctor Franklin, I cannot resist the strong inclination I feel of once more writing…
Nantes May 1st 1779 Please Your Excellency I Received Your Favour of the 24 ult. and went directly down the River to the Ship to aquaint the Honnble John Adam…
L’Orient May 1st. 1779. Honored and dear Sir. The letter which I had the honor to receive from your Excellency to day together with your liberal and noble minded instructions…
De Passy le 1er May 1779 Conformement à la demande de Votre Excellence je vous envoye cy joint les lettres et les instructions que j’ai adressées aux Captn Jones et…
[ c. April, 1779] 4 Chaumont a L’honneur de prevenir Monsieur le Docteur franklin que le Courier de Bretagne part aujourdhuy a Deux heures et que si M. franklin a…
London, April 30h:, 1779. My dearest sir, I sent you a pacquet with a number of sheets of your printed papers; which I suppose you have received, though as yet…