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Of the accounts discussed throughout the French period, the following still apply: VI, XII, XIII, XVI, XVII, XIX, XXI–XXIII. We offer here a summary of entries which have not found a place elsewhere in our annotation, but which provide insights into Franklin’s private and public life during the course of this volume. Account VI ( XXIII , 21) records an Oct. 13 payment of 32 l.t. for Franklin’s...
AL : American Philosophical Society Pour Celebrer LIndependance il faut etre Independant Et la mauvaise Etoille de Mr. Grand ne lui permet pas de l’etre, par des Engagemens pour ce jour la, qu’il ne lui est pas possible de rompre. Il prie monsieur Le Docteur Franklin, d’en agreer touts ses regrets, Et d’etre persuadé qu’il ne la Celebrera pas moins, in petto. Addressed: a monsieur / Monsieur...
ALS : American Philosophical Society After the trouble already given to Your Excellency You may perhaps think it extraordinary to receive more from the same quarter— What I neglected mentioning to You when I waited on Your Excellency this morning was the strong desire the Concerned (in the expedition to which You have granted Your protection) have to know Your Excellency’s opinion of the...
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): National Archives; copies: Library of Congress, United States Naval Academy On the 19th. Ulto. the American Squadron under my command, consisting of the Bon homme Richard of 42 Guns, the Alliance of 36 Guns, the Pallas of 30 Guns, the Cerf of 18 Guns and the Vengeance of 12 Guns, sailed from hence with a Convoy of Merchant Ships and Transports...
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Yale University Library My Trial comes on tomorrow at 9 oClock.— As your Letter impowering these Gentlemen to examine my accot was addressed to all, and as according to the old saying “what ought to be taken care of by many is generaly taking care of by nobody” I apprehend this Letter is either mislaid, or perhaps left in the Hands of some one of the...
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr Dhorman of Lisbon whose distinguish’d conduct at that City in favor of America and americans from whom I have received many personal accounts by them who stand indebted to his services, having the honor of receiving his vissit in his road thro’ this City for Paris I take the liberty of giving him the present to serve him as an introduction to your...
ALS : American Philosophical Society Inclosed is a Letter I recd from Mr. Geo: Anderson a young Gentleman of Virginia who was taken in a Vessell of his own by an English cruizer & carried into Lisbon, where he now is, at the House of Mr. Arnold Henry Dohrman the bearer of this, and who will have the Honour of delivering it to you himself. This Gentleman has been a particular Friend to all our...
ALS : American Philosophical Society We beg leave to refer you to the inclosed letter from Cap: Jones respecting the affaires of his fleet and we join to this extract from a letter we this day recd from Cap: John Green, for your perusal. We are respectfully Hond. Sir Your most obt. & most humble Sts Notation: Gourlade et Moylan L’Orient 2. juillet 1779. In the hand of James Moylan, an American...
ALS : American Philosophical Society We the underwritten being Natives of America (hearing there are Ships belonging to the united States at Nantes and bound for America) Pettiton your Excellency that you would gett us the Liberty to go in one of those Vessells in order for our proceeding to America and as we are able to engage in any office or Station onboard a Ship we hope your excellency...
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the honor to acquaint you that this day arrived the Alliance & Pallas and joined me in the Road of Groa with a Brigantine belonging to Dublin and bound homewards from Bordeaux with a Cargo of Wine & Brandy.— About noon the Wind changed and we have availed ourselves of the Opportunity to enter the Port. The Bon homme Richard & the Alliance are now at...
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am somewhat distressed, as I begin to be fearful I shall be too troublesome—but as the business I wrote to you upon about three weeks or a month ago is of such consequence, as to determine my remaining in Europe, or quitting it very soon—I therefore pray for the favour of your answer as soon as you conveniently can— and I flatter myself you will pardon...
ALS : American Philosophical Society We have been very unhappy in our Expedition into North America. Our Captain Joseph Bettoja who Comanded our Tuscan Ship Called—La Prosperità—as your Excellency is Acquainted, has been Taken, near the Baye of Cheaspeak on the 20. April Last by two Sloops of War of New York, Where they pretend to have the Ship, and the Cargo confiscated. This Misfortune Which...
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Letter I did myself the honnour to write your Excellency the 30th. ulto. Conveyd the Particulars of the Cruise of the Black Prince Cutter. Her Cap. Mr. Stephen marchant, Sends me, recd. per yesterday mail, The List of his Prisonners deliverd in Morlaix, & also, a List of 21, equal number, of his men on Board of the 6 Prises, which, he has all reason to...
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Yale University Library My Examination is begun & goes on very well, my Judges are compleat Merchants and their apparent Satisfaction pleases me. We have found the Letter I wrote you for last Post so you need not trouble yourself about it, but as you have incoporated Mr. Lees Answer to your desire, that he would “support his accusations, or give his...
AL : American Philosophical Society Dr. Dubourg presents his dutifull civilities to his Excellency, no man will celebrate more gladily next Monday the anniversary of the Declaration of American Independency. He will bring with him his Refutation of the Morals of Chess, in order of submitt this little Piece to the judgment of his dear and respectable Master. Addressed: A S.E. / M Le Docteur...
AD (draft): American Philosophical Society Autre Moralité des Echecs. Le jeu des Echecs est moins un amusement qu’une vaine occupation, une frivolité penible, qui n’exerce point le corps, qui fatigue l’esprit au lieu de le recréer, qui desseche et endurcit l’ame. Ce n’est ni un jeu de societé, ni un lien d’amitié; c’est le simulacre de la guerre, de ce jeu cruel auquel la necessité seule peut...
ALS : American Philosophical Society I hope it will not be thought impertinent, that I should inform your Excellency, there is now at this Place a Small Vessell & a Prime Sailor, fitted out for Philadelphia; she has all her Cargo on board & waits for nothing but her Dispatches & papers from the Minister of the Marine department. This Circumstance I judged might not possibly have come within...
D : National Archives During the months covered by the present volume there was a considerable decline in the volume of intelligence collected by the chevalier de Kéralio and given to Franklin for eventual forwarding to Congress. Kéralio was absent from Paris for much of the period and made arrangements to provide such information during his absence, but from late August until the end of...
ALS : American Philosophical Society We begg leave to address oúr selfs again to Your Excellency, and to begg for her favoúrs by the personall appearance of oúr Worthy frend Mr. Dumas, the Worthy Agent for Congress— He would be Kind enough to charge himself with this present, and we dare promitt oúr selfs from his frendship, that if yoúr Excellence already had some goodness for ús he will...
Copy: Library of Congress This Morning some Bills drawn by you were presented to me amounting to 19800 livres which I declin’d accepting for want of advice. The Person who brought them was hardly out of the house before I found on my table unopened yours of the 29th past which advises of those Drafts. I immediately Sent after him, but he was not overtaken; and not knowing from what house in...
Copy: Library of Congress I received yours with the Acct. of your Cruise, in which I see you have been both diligent and successful. The Misfortune of having several of your Prises retaken was what you could not help.— You have done good Service in bringing in so many Prisoners. I cannot get the particular Exhange made which you desire; but in the general Exchange which is going on your Men...
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honor to write you the 2d. an account of the arrival of the Alliance & Pallas with an Irish Brigantine which they brought in as a Prize.— Captain Landais has reported that Vessel as being destined for America, so that I shall suffer no further step to be taken without your approbation. I have the satisfaction to inform you that the damage of the...
ALS : American Philosophical Society I make Bould to trubell you with this as I will Know you have the Intrest of america and its natifes so much at hearte which I happen to be one of them that has the messfortan to be a pressaner in france at presant and has bein for this 9 mounths past I Should have made applacton to your Honnr Befor but as I had some money Deuw to me in England I was in...
LS : American Philosophical Society The first two applicants for emigration in the course of the four months covered by this volume were quite demanding. Vigneron, whose letter is printed below, wanted no less than a county named after him in one of the “warm colonies.” Charles Epp, who had sent Franklin some political advice one year earlier, writes on July 12 from Altorf, in Switzerland, to...
Copies: Library of Congress, Harvard University Library I received the Honour of yours dated the 29th. past. The Zeal you show for the Relief of Carolina is very laudable: and I wish it was in my Power to second it by complying with your Proposition. But the little Squadron which you suppose to be in my disposition, is not as you seem to imagine fitted out at the Expense of the United States;...
ALS : American Philosophical Society I having saild from Norfolk Virginia the first of may with the Sloop Phianix Burthen 80 tons mounting 8 carrige Guns 20 men I purpose mounting four more & Shipping as many hands here as is necessary to fight her. She is ownd By Saml Cad Morris of Phila. henry & thos. of Norfolk Mr. Brown having applyd at williamsburg for a commissn the Governor not having...
Transcript: Library of Congress I send you for fear of accidents copies of two letters wch I have lately writ to you. I told you in my last that I hoped that our negotiation had done some good upon at least the minds of Men they had not been immediately as effectual as I cd have wished. Perhaps you may incline to the same opinion when you see the last paragraph of the King’s Speech viz that...
ALS : Princeton University Library I embraced the Opportunity which presented itself to write to you by the Captain of the Epervier who arrived here the day before, it is believed, from Martinico and as he went off express Undertook to deliver my letter to you at Passy on his way to Paris.— I have now the honor to forward a letter from Captn. Landais with Copies of the Papers that respect the...
ALS : American Philosophical Society Being now a Prisoner at this Place & on My Peroole of Honour, begs leave to address your Excellency on this present occasion, As Being a Subject to the United & Independent States of America, Sollicits your Honour to Use your interest & influence to Procure my Enlargement & Liberty As there being but two Unhappy Sufferers of Us natives of America puts Great...
Copy: Library of Congress J’ai l’honneur, Monsieur, de vous envoyer une lettre que le Sr. Samuel Will detenu à Carhaix m’a fait passer, et par la quelle il represente qu’ayant été pris par le Corsaire le Ranger au mois d’avril 1778. Il a été oublié dans l’Echange qui a été fait des Prisonniers Americains , et en conséquence il demande sa liberté. Je vous prie de vouloir bien donner vos ordres...