1To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 28 July 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères I have the honor to inform your Excellency that I received last post a Letter from Messrs. Schweighauser & Dobreé of Nantes under whose care the Arsnal belonging to the United States is placed, informing me that their Partner at L’Orient Messr. Puchelberg & Co., had some months ago laid an attachment on all the Arms and other Military supplies...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas and Mary Barclay, 23 June 1783 (Franklin Papers)
L : American Philosophical Society Mr. & Mrs. Barclay presents their Complimts. to Doctor Franklin, and will have the Honor of Waiting on him at Dinner on Thursday. Addressed: His Excellency Benjamin Franklin Esqr. / Passy This is one of three extant dinner acceptances from the Barclays, all written from Auteuil in a hand we now recognize as Henry Champion’s (for whom see the following...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 29 January 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the Honour of receiving the Letter which your Excellency was so kind as to Write me the 21st. instant and I very heartily and sincerely Congratulate you on your having seen such Important Events take place as the Independence of America, and General Peace of Europe. There are now in this port several American Vessels ready to push to Sea, and if there...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 16 December 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Captain Casson of the Ship Washington arrived here last night from Philadelphia, which place he left the 20th November. He brought the Inclosed Packet for you Just in the Condition which I send it. I do not hear that he brings any News of consequence, except a report of the Evacuation of Charlestown. All the Public Goods that were at Brest are now on their...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 8 October 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of addressing your Excellency the 30th. Past, Since which I have taken as much Information Concerning the probability of Sending the Supplies forward at the expence of the Court of France as I could, and I do not find that there is the least. The Intendant Informs me that the want of Transports for the Kings Service is So great that...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 30 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Upon my arrival here I waited on the Count De Hector and delivered him a letter which the Marquis de Castres gave me, in which he requested that I might receive all the assistance necessary to enable me to pursue Such Measures as I Should think proper in Expditing the American Supplies from hence, and on this Occasion I received every assurance on the part...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 3 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have return’d to Mr. Franklin the Papers relative to the Consular powers which he was so obliging as to send Me; and as he desired I wou’d Make My observations thereon, I shall trouble Your Excellency with a few lines relative to the third Article— was My opinion to have any weight, it shou’d be that the Consuls and Vice Consuls were left at liberty to...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 12 August 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I have been for Some time past in hopes of having the pleasure of hearing from your Excellency in answer to what I had the honour of writing to you the 17th. of last month. Since that time Mess De Neufville have totally rejected any Arbitration relative to the Settlement of their demand and have applied to Congress— Consequently my Stay here on their account...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 17 July 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of receiving your Excellencys of the 5th which I shoud have acknowledged by return of post, but I defer’d doing it for some days, in order to examine my situation and to endeavour to fill in some method of getting away the remainder of the public goods without being further troublesome to your Excellency. I have not hitherto made great...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 27 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Since my last Covering Messrs. De Neufvilles accounts I have not had the honour of a Letter from your Excellency; Captain Smedley has I expect this day got his Vessell over the Sand Banks that interupt the Navigation of the River Y and will in a few days be able to put to Sea he is tolerably well Man’d and with the assistance of a few more people who I...