Benjamin Franklin to Mary (Polly) Stevenson Hewson, August 17, 1782
Passy, Augt. 17. 1782 My dear good Child, I received your kind Letter by Dr Shuttleworth. 6 It always gives me great Pleasure to hear of the Welfare of you…
Passy, Augt. 17. 1782 My dear good Child, I received your kind Letter by Dr Shuttleworth. 6 It always gives me great Pleasure to hear of the Welfare of you…
Nantes 16th. August 1782 Dear & hond. sir, I have lately received a letter from Tristram Dalton Esqr. of Newbury-Port, informing me that you some Time ago advis’d him of…
paris Le 16 aoust 1782. Monsieur Je viens de Lire des Lettres tres affligeantes de Mr. Le comte de Benyowsky. 9 Il etoit parti dans La Confiance que Le congrés…
London, August 16, 1782. My Dear Friend, Yours I received by Major Young together with the work of your veritable philosophe , which is full of humanity. 3 I was…
Philadelphia August 9—1782. Dear & Hond. Sir The foregoing is Copy of my last to you via Baltimore, 1 since which a number of French Ships of the Line having…
Passy, August 9. 1782. Sir, The American Commerce in general, and that between France and America in particular having suffered greatly of late, from the Number of Frigates employed by…
Versailles le 8 août 1782. Je recois, Monsieur, la lettre de ce jour dont vous m’avez honoré et la Copie du Pouvoir que M. Oswald vous a communiqué. La forme…
Passy, Augt. 8. 1782 Sir, Yesterday Mr Oswald communicated to Mr. Jay and me a Paper he had just received from his Court being a Copy of the King’s Order…
Philada 7th Augt 1782. Sir When you have a few minutes to spare from the more weighty concerns of State I wish to interest you in favour of two young…
Nantes 7th Augt. 1782 Sir, Very late in the evening of the 12th of July I had the honor of recieving at Vigan your favor of the 2d. By the…