1To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph-Mathias Gérard de Rayneval, 31 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Two copies: Library of Congress M. Le Comte de Vergennes étant surchargé de travail, Monsieur, il m’a chargé de vous faire part de la bonne nouvelle que nous venons de recevoir. Un premier Avis qui nous étoit parvenu ce matin, nous avoit annoncé un Combat entre M. Le Comte D’Orvilliers et M. L’Amiral Keppel. Deux couriers qui viennent d’arriver, confirment cette importante nouvelle. Le Combat...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph-Mathias Gérard de Rayneval, 26 July 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Vous avez écrit à M. le Cte de Vergennes, Monsieur, au sujet d’une lettre que vous avez reçüe le 20. de ce mois, et qui est relative au navire de Dublin les trois amis. Vous mobligerez beaucoup si vous voulez bien me renvoyer cette lettre avec l’enveloppe: j’ai lieu de la croire de M. le Cte. de Vergennes, et c’est par inadvertence qu’elle a eté expédiée...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Gérard de Rayneval, 10 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress The foregoing are the Articles requested by the States of Maryland & Virginia. If to these could be added Cloth, Linnen, Stockings, Shoes, & Hats for clothing 20.000 Men, and also ten thousand more Fusils, the whole addressed to the Congress, I am certain it would be a very seasonable & necessary Supply, as private...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Gérard de Rayneval, 12 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I send you here with the best Copy I have of the address I mentioned to you. It was worn in the Carriage, but the Difficiency is supply’d from another. I request you would show it to M. le Comte de Vergennes and remark particularly the Sentiments express’d by the Congress, of the Alliance, and the absolute Unanimity with which the address passed. With great Esteem I...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Gérard de Rayneval, 31 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress I received Yesterday Evening, in good Order the Packet you were so obliging as to send me, & which had been missing. I am sorry you have had any Uneasiness about it. I received also by the Hands of M. De Chaumont the Packet directed to Mr. Adams. With great Esteem, I have the honour to be Sir, Your most obedient &...
6From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph-Mathias Gérard de Rayneval, 15 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I thank you for your Care in sending my Packet which I received. I congratulate you most cordially on the safe return of your good Brother. The American News papers will give you the honourable Sentiments & Testimonies of Public Bodies with regard to him; inclos’d I send you those of my friends and Correspondents which I have extracted from their Private Letters to me...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Gérard de Rayneval, 22 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Gerard prie Monsieur franklin de vouloir bien remettre le paquet cijoint pour L’amerique à Mr. le Capitaine Paul Jones qui a bien voulu lui promettre de s’en charger. Il l’assure en même tems de son respect et de son attachement. Jones may have encountered Rayneval during his recent visits to Versailles.
8To Benjamin Franklin from Gérard de Rayneval, 14 [i.e., 24] June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress M. Le Cte. de Vergennes a remis avant hier, Monsieur, une Lettre pour vous à M. Dumont qui desireroit fort de vous entretenir; S. Ece. vous seroit infiniment obligé si vous vouliez bien lui dire si le dt. Dumont vous a éffectivement vû, et lui confier les Ouvertures qu’il peut vous avoir faites. Mon Exprès a ordre d’attendre votre Reponse. J’ai l’honneur d’etre avec...
9From Benjamin Franklin to Gérard de Rayneval, 24 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères The Person who calls himself Dumont was with me yesterday Evening, bringing Notes to me from M. de Vergennes & M le Duc de Vauguyon. He said his Business was to solicit a Supply of 4000. Stand of Arms to be landed in the West of England, for the Use of the Petitioners who were become sensible that Petitioning signified nothing, and that...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Gérard de Rayneval, 30 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Monsieur franklin trouvera ci-joint la lettre originale de M. adams; M. de Rayneval le prie de vouloir bien la luy renvoyer, aussitôt qu’il en aura fait tirer copie. Notation: De Raynval, Versailles le 10. Juin 1780. Presumably the recipient’s copy, now at the AAE , of JA ’s June 22 memorandum to Vergennes, for which see JA to BF , June 29. Among BF ’s...