1From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, [11 July 1780] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress There are on board the Alliance five Cases of Types shipped by Mr. Jona: Williams of Nantes in consequence of My Orders, two of which were shipped when the alliance was at L’Orient last year, the other three were put on board at L’Orient in May last, and for which no Receipt was given. All these Cases are addressed to Mr. Watson in Connecticut, but as I Since hear...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, [27 June 1780] (Franklin Papers)
Two copies: National Archives You are hereby directed to receive on board the said Frigate as many Cases of Fusils and as much of the Gun powder, ready to be delivered to you by Order of his Excellency the Prince de Montbarey, Minister of War, as you can conveniently Stow, giving a Receipt for the same; and the same, together with the Powder, Arms and Cannon, already Ship’d, to transport to...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 24 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Library of Congress, National Archives You have written several Letters peremptorily demanding of me the Prize Money which you say is due to the People of the alliance and in yours of the 16th. which I have received thro’ the Hands of Mr. Schewighauser, you speak of time lost by the Delay of that Payment to the Prejudice of the Interest of the United States. Your two first Prizes were...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 16 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Library of Congress, Harvard University Library, National Archives (two) I am much surprised to learn that you have contrary to the express Orders contain’d in mine of the 7th. Instant taken upon your self the Command of the frigate. I do hereby repeat those Orders, and charge you to quit the ship immediately. I am, Sir, your &c. The copy at the Library of Congress is in L’Air de...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 7 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : University of Pennsylvania Library; copies: Harvard University Library, Library of Congress, National Archives (two) I receiv’d yours of the 29th. past, and after the Manner in which you quitted the Ship, my clear and positive Refusal of replacing you contained in mine of March the 12th. and my furnishing you with a considerable Sum to enable you to go to America for a Trial, I am...
6From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 12 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received this Day the Two Letters you did me the honour of writing to me dated the 10th. and 11th. Instant. Having already twice answered very clearly and explicitly your demand about your Things, it seems unecessary to say any thing further on that Head. I have written long since to Capt. Jones to deliver them to any Person you may authorise to demand and receive...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Pierre Landais, 1 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I receiv’d the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 28th. past. Inclos’d I send you the certificate I gave you the last time I saw you to justify your stay in Paris till the Time of its Date, You left it on my table. As I do not understand that Capt. Jones has refused to deliver your Things, or that any Application has been made for them, an Order to him...
8From Benjamin Franklin to Landais: Certificate, 14 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I do hereby certify whom it may concern, that the stay of Capt. Landais till this Time in Paris, has been occasioned partly on account of the enquiry into his Conduct in the late Cruise and partly as there has been no good Opportunity to My knowledge for his going sooner to america. BF and Landais probably met on the morning of Monday, Feb. 14, as had been arranged:...
9From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 12 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress You are pleased to blame me for your long stay in Paris. I have not heard of any Opportunity you have had of going to America, and if you had been there you must have waited as long for the Arrival of the Alliance before you could have had the Court martial you desire. There seems then to have been no time lost. When you desired me formerly to order your Things to be...
10From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 10 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress A Copy shall be made of the Paragraphs you mention, and delivered to you attested as you desire. As we have a great deal of pressing Business on hand, I am oblig’d to postpone your affair till this Day week, which I mention to save you the Trouble of calling on me sooner. In the mean time I wish you would peruse the enclosed memoirs from the Swedish Ambassador,...