Benjamin Franklin Papers

To Benjamin Franklin from La Rochefoucauld, [on or after 16 April 1783]

From La Rochefoucauld

AL: American Philosophical Society

Mercredi matin [on or after April 16, 1783]3

Le Duc de la Rochefoucauld a l’honneur de faire Ses complimens à Monsieur franklyn, et de le prévenir que l’impression des Traités avec la france et la hollande étant fine, l’imprimeur attend celui avec la suede pour terminer l’Ouvrage; le Duc de la Rochefoucauld prie Monsieur franklyn de vouloir bien le lui envoyer, ou lui mander Ses intentions à ce Sujet, ainsi que pour la Préface, il aura l’honneur de l’aller voir ces jours-ci.

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

3If Pierres had already finished printing the treaties with France and Holland, as La Rochefoucauld says here, then this letter was written on one of the Wednesdays following the Wednesday La Rochefoucauld wrote BF that he had given those treaties to the printer; that undated letter is above, under [April 9?]. The possibilities are April 16, 23, and 30. By Monday, May 5, the printing was complete; see Pierres to BF, May 5.

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