1To Benjamin Franklin from the Comte de Vergennes, 24 October 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Library of Congress; L (draft): Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Je crois, Monsieur, devoir vous adresser la copie de la réponse que j’ai reçue de M. le Maal. [Maréchal] de Castries, ainsi que de la piéce qu’il y a jointe relativement à la Saisie faite à l’Orient par le Sr. Pachelberg d’armes et de munitions dont le Sr. Barclay demande la mainlevée. Vous y verrez, Monsieur,...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 3 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Library of Congress; L (draft): Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Vous etes instruit, Monsieur, de tout ce qui est relatif à l’évocation faite au Conseil du Roy de la discution qui s’est élevée au sujet des oppositions formées sur une partie de la Cargaison de la frégate l’Alliance. M. Chardon Procureur Général du Conseil des Prises vient de m’écrire à ce sujet une lettre que...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 6 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Being now disabled by the Stone, which in the easiest Carriage gives me Pain, wounds my Bladder & occasions me to make bloody Urine, I find I can no longer pay my Devoirs personally at Versailles, which I hope will be excused. I have yet received from Congress no Answer to my Request of being recalled. In the mean time I must beg your...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 14 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Permit me to introduce to your Excellency the Bearer Mr Nesbitt a very respectable American Merchant settled at L’Orient. He will himself have the honor of communicating to you the Business he is come to Paris upon, and I request your Excellency will give him a favourable Audience & that support which the nature of his Case seems to merit. With great Respect...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 15 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères I understand that the Bishop or Spiritual Person who superintends or governs the Roman Catholic Clergy in the United States of America, resides in London, and is supposed to be under Obligations to that Court, and subject to be influenced by its Ministers. This gives me some uneasiness, and I cannot but wish that one should be appointed to...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 24 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
L : American Philosophical Society M. Le C. de Vergennes a l’honneur d’envoyer à Monsieur franklin un paquet pour Mr. le Chever. de La Luzerne. Il le prie de vouloir bien le faire passer à Sa destination par le vaisseau le Wazington. /. Vergennes’ dispatch no. 53 to La Luzerne, of the same date. Vergennes expressed relief that Congress had denied BF ’s request to return home; he thought it...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 12 January 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; AL (draft): Library of Congress I duly received the Letters your Excellency did me the honor of writing to me the 24 of Octr., and the 3d of December past, respecting the Arrest of our Arms & Ammunition by the sieur Puchelberg, accompany’d by Copies of the Letters of M. Le Marquis de Castries and M. Chardon, and a Paper of the said...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 15 January 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Library of Congress; draft: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères J’ai l’honneur, Monsieur, de vous envoyer en original une lettre qui m’a été ecrite par un Sr. Schaffer qui se dit Lieutenant Colonel de la Milice des Etats Unis, et qui est actuellement détenu dans les prisons de la Conciergerie dans l’attente du Jugement d’un procès criminel qui s’instruit contre lui au Chatelet...
9From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 17 January 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; press copy of LS : Library of Congress I received the Letter your Excellency did me the honour of writing to me the 15th. Instant, inclosing one from a certain Schaffer, who calls himself Lieutenant Colonel of the Continental Militia, requesting that you would cause to be restored to him a Bill of Exchange for 60 Dollars, that has my Name on...
10From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 26 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Mr. Williams desiring no farther Surseance against the Bulk of his Creditors with whom he has amicably arranged his Affairs, and to whom he proposes to do exact Justice, I the more willingly join my Request with his, that he may be secured against the small Number remaining, who aim at forcing him to...