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Jean de, & fils Neufville to Benjamin Franklin, June 1, 1780
Amsterdam the [1] June 1780 8 Most Honourable Sir! We had the honour to write to Your Excellency by last maill, 9 acquainting her that we were willing to protect…
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Letters from 1780
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Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, June 1, 1780
Passy, June 1. 1780 Sir, I have received a Letter from the Board of Admiralty, containing their Orders for the Return of the Alliance, a Copy of which is annex’d…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Huntington, June 1, 1780
Passy 1st. June 1780. Sir, Commodore Jones, who by his Bravery and Conduct has done great Honour to the American Flag, desires to have that also of presenting a Line…
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Jean Henry, baron de Wulffen to Benjamin Franklin, March 15, 1780
[before June 1, 1780] 2 Excellence Jean Henry Baron de Wulffen, natif de Magdeburg, ci-devant Lieutenant & Aide major au Regiment Infanterie de general major de Rohrt au Service de…
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Officers of the “Alliance” to Benjamin Franklin, May 31, 1780
L’Orient 31 May 1780 Please your Excellency We had the honor of addressing your Excelly. the 12 of April, requesting that you would be so good as to take our…
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Jean-Jacques de Lafreté to Benjamin Franklin, May 31, 1780
ce 31. mai 1780. M. Lafreté a reçû a la Campagne le petit Billet de Monsieur franklin, sans quoi il auroit eu l’honneur de le remercier plustôt de la lettre…
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Edmé-Louis Daubenton to Benjamin Franklin, May 31, 1780
au jardin du Roy ce 31. may. [1780?] 7 M. Daubenton le jeune a l’honneur de presenter son hommage à Monsieur franklin et de l’assurer de son respect en lui…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Huntington, May 31, 1780
Passy May 31. 1780. Sir, I wrote to your Excellency the 4th. of March past, to go by this Ship, the Alliance, then expected to sail immediately. But the Men…
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Peter Allaire to Benjamin Franklin, May 26, 1780
Paris 26 May 1780 Sir/ I am very sensible of all your civilities. I shall take the first Oppertunity to return them. I beg you will Deliver the Bearer the…
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Benjamin Franklin to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, May 16, 1780
[on or before May 26, 1780] 8 Note for his Excellency Monsieur le Comte de Vergennes. When the Alliance Frigate arrived in France, Mr. Franklin was desirous of employing her…