1To Benjamin Franklin from the Abbés Arnoux and de Chalut, [late 1777?] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society This is the first extant communication, if we are correct in...
2Editorial Note on Undated Letters Assigned to 1777 (Franklin Papers)
The undated and, at least as yet, undatable material from the French years is massive. Taking...
3To Benjamin Franklin from ——— de Bansais, [1777?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Begging is the common theme of a number of undated letters...
4To Benjamin Franklin from [the Marquise de Boulainvilliers], [1777?] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Il y a bien Longtems que les habitans De passy n’ont eu...
5From Benjamin Franklin to [the Marquise de Boulainvilliers], [1777?] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Franklin presents his best Respects to the amiable Family...
6Editorial Note on Four Undated Letters from Madame Brillon, [1777?] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society We summarize these brief notes here, on the highly...
7To Benjamin Franklin from the Duc de Croÿ, [1777] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society This undated note, lost in our files under the wrong year,...
AL : American Philosophical Society Chalut de Verin prie Messieurs Franklin, Monsieur Dean et Le...
9To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Lefébvre, [before 24 January 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Monsieur de Franklin, et Monsieur son petit fils sont prié...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Coder: A Memorandum, [after 14 October 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society Notte pour monsieur le docteur franklin. En me retirant dans...
11To Benjamin Franklin from Chrétien-Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, [before 18 February 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. de Malesherbes prie Monsieur franklin de luy faire...
12To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont: Two Notes, [before 22 October 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Je prie M. franklin d’avertir M. andrew Patton de se Rendre a...
13Franklin’s Notes for a Dispatch, [before 28 November 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AD : University of Pennsylvania Library These jottings are beyond question an early step in...
14Editorial Note on Franklin’s Accounts, 1 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Of the accounts that we discussed at the beginning of the French period, the following are still...
15To Benjamin Franklin from John MacMahon, 1 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I make bold to recommend to you the bearer, who is a...
16To Benjamin Franklin from Achille-Guillaume Lebègue de Presle, 1 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai l’honneur de vous communiquer une lettre ecrite de...
17From Benjamin Franklin to [Barbeu-Dubourg], [after 2 October? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress You know, my dear Friend, that I am not capable of...
18To Benjamin Franklin from Barbeu-Dubourg, [before 11 February 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Monsieur franklin est prié de se souvenir qu’il a promis...
19Joshua Johnson to the American Commissioners, 2 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I propose to fit out two or three Vessells on my return to...
20To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 2 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The first letter about commission-seekers in the present...
21Edward Bancroft to the American Commissioners, 3 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Bancroft was beginning to find a spy’s life hard on the...
22From Benjamin Franklin to [Lebègue de Presle], 4 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Facsimile: Yale University Library; copy: Library of Congress I am much oblig’d by your...
23To Benjamin Franklin from John Thornton, 4 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The content of this letter is as puzzling as the writer. The...
24To Benjamin Franklin from Antoine Yart: A Poem, 4 October 1777: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society <Ecoüis, near Rouen, October 4, 1777, in French: The poem, of...
25From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 5 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I suppose some of your kind Letters to me have miscarried,...
26To Benjamin Franklin from William Gordon, 6[–25] October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote you lately by the way of Holland, and sent to the...
27The Committee for Foreign Affairs to the American Commissioners, 6[–9] October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society, Maine Historical Society; copies: Library of Congress,...
28The Committee for Foreign Affairs to the American Commissioners, 6 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society, Maine Historical Society; copies: Library of Congress,...
29Gourlade, Bérard frères & Monplaisir to the American Commissioners, 6 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Connecticut Historical Society We have the satisfaction to inform you of the arrival in this...
30The American Commissioners to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 7 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Attested copy: Harvard University Library; copies: British Library (incomplete), National...
31From Benjamin Franklin to James Lovell, 7 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society I receiv’d your Favour (without Date) communicating a...
32From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Paine: Extract, [7 October 1777] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Packet , February 16, 1779. Our affairs, so far as they are connected...
33To Benjamin Franklin from J. Bowman, 7 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society When dining at Passy some weeks ago I heard you mention that...
34To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Condorcet, 7 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Permettez-moi de vous demander une Lettre de recommendation...
35To Benjamin Franklin from ——— de Ponteney, 7 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society D’aprés les deux entretiens que j’ay eü avec vous, je me...
36[Silas Deane] to John Folger, 7 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Connecticut Historical Society; Harvard University Library This letter set in motion a...
37To Benjamin Franklin from John James Doerner, 8 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Doerner just arrived from London tho’ unknown to Doctor...
38From Benjamin Franklin to Doerner, 8 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Comte François d’Harcourt, Paris (1984) Mr. Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr....
39The American Commissioners to John Philip Merckle, 9 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Connecticut Historical Society We have recd. several letters from you written in a menacing...
40John King to the American Commissioners, 9 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Agreeable to my Promise I beg leave to inform you that I...
41To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 9 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This is Williams’ first surviving letter after he left for...
42Thomas Thompson to the American Commissioners, 10 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society You will perhaps be surpriz’d at two Continental Frigates...
43Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American Commissioners, 11 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Virginia Library I send inclosed the agreement made with the proposed Captain...
44To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 11 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Sollicoffre of whom you have already received...
45From Benjamin Franklin to Condorcet, 12 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I send you enclos’d the Letter you desire. But as I am apprehensive...
46To Benjamin Franklin from Henry Coder, 12 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Des ordres superieurs m’apellent a fonteneblau, je serai de...
47To Benjamin Franklin from Nicolas Ruault, 12 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Ruault a l’honneur de saluer Monsieur franklin et de lui...
48The American Commissioners to Gourlade, Bérard frères & Monplaisir, 13 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Connecticut Historical Society Yours of the 6th. is before us. When the Private Letter...
49The American Commissioners to Thomas Thompson, 13 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Connecticut Historical Society We recd. from Messrs. Gourlad &c. an acct. of your arrival...
50From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 14 October[–11 December] 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères, Library of Congress I received duly your...