1To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 15 November 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the honour to inclose five letters which I brought with me for your Excellency from Philadelphia, together with two letters for Mr. Franklin and one for Doctor Bancroft; they Came by the Ship St. James in which vessell I arrived last night after a passage of 34 days. I also take the liberty of sending you a rough draught of the situation of the...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas and Mary Barclay, [6 December 1781?] (Franklin Papers)
L or AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. & Mrs. Barclay present their Compliments to Doctor Franklin and will have the honor to Dine with him to morrow. Mr. Ridley will also have that honor. Addressed: His Excellency Benjamin Franklin / Esqr. / Passy We do not recognize the handwriting, which may be that of Mrs. Barclay. The day preceding the first Friday on which Thomas Barclay and...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 24 December 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the honour to acquaint your Excellency that Mr. De Neufville has inform’d Mr. Adams and my self, that the owners of the two Vessells who have the Cloathing belonging to the United States in possession, have agreed to deliver it, upon getting a Receipt, and indemnification against Mr. Gillons demanding it hereafter. The stipulation which they want to...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 6 January 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since I had the honour of addressing your Excellency the 24th. of last month I have received 333 Packages of Cloathing, and 130 of Tin, from the warehouses of Mess: Van Arp & Co. and there are ready for delivery in Mess: De Neufvilles stores 42 packages, which I am told Compleat the whole of the supplies left here by Mr. Gillan. Those that I have in...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 3 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of receiving your Excellency letter of the 15th. of last Month with the Invoices and papers Mentiond in it— The Goods Purchased by Mess: De Neufville & son for the United states are in my Possession, but the rest that Mr Gillon left behind are in the Stores of Mess: Van Arps— Mess: De Neufville want to hold them as a security and say their...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 14 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had Yesterday the honour of receiving Your Excellencys letter of the 4th. and I shou’d immediately wait upon You at Passy, but I think it better to remain here for your reply to what I shall now write, and that shall intirely govern my Proceedings— I have not Yet been able to procure proper Conveyances for the supply’s that are here, nor indeed Can I say...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 25 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellencys letter of the 12th. by Major Porter. It Came in time to give me an Opportunity of stopping the purchase of the ship Callone, which I mentiond to you in My last, but I had engaged for half of another of about 250 Ton Burthen, she was the General Sulivan an American built Privateer, and has been...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 28 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of writing to you the 25th. and have not had the pleasure of hearing from you since yours of the 12th. inst. reach’d me— The situation of the Goods sold by Mr. Gillon is such that I hardly know what is best to be done, for having made my self as much master of the subject as I cou’d, I am of opinion it is only from Mr Gillon himself that...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 23 March 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I left Amsterdam the 10th. and have been here ten days; I Came on the incouragement given me by a Merchant of this City, that he wou’d exchange the products of the Netherlands, for such British Manufactures as wou’d suit him, chosen from those in my hands belonging to the United States, and which I Cou’d not ship to America unless I did it in Contradiction...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 11 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of writing to your Excellency the 23d. of last Month from Ghent, since which Nothing has arisen of Consequence enough to give You the trouble of a letter. I shall be detain’d here longer than I wish, owing to the ship which I Expect to take in the goods not being Yet arrived. As she Comes a Neutral vessell I am obliged to keep a Neutral...