Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Digges, February 15, 1780
Passy, feb. 15. 1780 Dear sir In Answer to yours relating to Capt. Cook, 6 this may inform you that I sent Copies of the Enclos’d to all the American…
Passy, feb. 15. 1780 Dear sir In Answer to yours relating to Capt. Cook, 6 this may inform you that I sent Copies of the Enclos’d to all the American…
Dunkerque The 14th. Feby: 1780. May it Please Your Excellency. We Humbly beg to Express to Your Excellency Our Gratitude for the Liberty granted us for to Serve with Capt.…
L’Orient 14 Feby. 1780 Hond. Sir You will have received advice by the last post of Cap: Jones’s arrival in the Alliance the 10th. inst.— We woud have had the…
Passy, Feb. 14. 1780 Dear Jonathan I desire you would explain to me the Reason or Utility of your Drawing on Mr Chaumont on Acct of the Cloathing, which I…
Peckam Feby. 10. 1780 Dear Sir I wrote you on a matter of business by Capn. B——t [Belt] the 28th. ulo. & hope as the interest of himself & five…
Philada. 9 February 1780 Sir I take the Liberty of troubling you with the enclosed Letters to put them in the Way of reaching the several Persons to whom they…
Cherbourg le 9. fev 1780 Monsieur, Jai lhonneur de prier votre excellence de voulloir bien me faire passer le jugement de Confiscation de la Prise La Providence, faite par le…
Passy. feb. 9. 1780. Sir, I send you herewith the Judgments of the Sloop Providence, the Brig. James and Thomas and The Ship Camden also that of the Two Ransomers…
Passy, feb. 9. 1780. Sir I received the Letters you did me the honour of writing to me the 21st. of January and The 2d. of this Instant; with The…
Passy, feb. 9. 1780. Sir, I received yours of the 27th. past, I congratulate you on the success you have had against our Enemies of which I had the pleasure…