Benjamin Franklin to William Petty, Earl of Shelburne, April 18, 1782
Passy Apl. 18. 1782. My Lord, I have received the Letter your Lordship did me the honour of writing to me the 6th. Instant. I congratulate you on your new…
Passy Apl. 18. 1782. My Lord, I have received the Letter your Lordship did me the honour of writing to me the 6th. Instant. I congratulate you on your new…
Office of Finance, Philadelphia, April 17th., 1782. Sir, In consequence of the communications made to me by his Excellency the Chevalier de La Luzerne since his return from Virga., 2…
Paris 16th April 1782. Sir, I have the honour of yours 9 by the Bearer and shall be sure to wait of you tomorrow at half past Eight—and am with…
Amsterdam 15e. Avril 1782 Monsieur, Enfin j’ai le plaisir de vous féliciter, avec une certitude parfaite, de la reconnoissance de l’Indépendance Américaine par cette République: car je ne puis plus…
Passy, April 15. 1782. Sir, An English Nobleman, Lord Cholmondely, lately returning from Italy, called upon me here at the time when we receiv’d the News of the first Resolutions…
Passy Apl. 12. 1782. Sir, Being at Court on Tuesday, I learnt from the Dutch Minister, 2 that the new English Ministry have offer’d thro’ the Ministers of Russia, a…
Passy, Apl. 12. 1782. Sir, I should sooner have paid my Respects to you by Letter if I had not till lately expected you here, as I understood it to…
Amsterdam, 11th. April 1782 Sir I had the honour of writing to your Excellency the 23d. of last Month from Ghent, since which Nothing has arisen of Consequence enough to…
A Paris le 10e. Avril 1782 Monsieur Je prends la liberté d’Envoyer à votre éxcellence la premiere épreuve de la 3e. partie de mes Essais 6 d’après la permission que…
Paris 10 April 1782 Sir I have the honor to acquaint you my departure is put off ’till Sunday next, being under the necessity of returning to Versailles tomorrow for…